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Update news natural disasters
Vietnam faced unprecedented natural disasters in 2025, with record-breaking storms, floods, and economic losses totaling nearly USD 4 billion.
As of the end of last month, the East Sea had seen 15 typhoons and six tropical depressions, making it the year with the highest number of typhoons and tropical depressions on record, surpassing the previous record of 20 in 2017.
Following devastating floods in late November, Khanh Hoa has launched a police-led investigation into how local reservoirs were operated.
Heavy floods on December 4 submerged vast areas of farmland in Lam Dong, leaving farmers devastated and unsure how they will afford Tet celebrations.
There are moments when the strength of a nation is revealed not through GDP figures, but in the image of a government standing beside its people amid mud and devastation, when roofs are swept away by floods and lives are erased overnight.
Water rose rapidly across Lam Dong on the night of December 4, prompting emergency evacuations and rescue operations.
Overnight downpours submerged entire neighborhoods and caused severe disruptions across Lam Dong, cutting off National Highway 1.
Vietnam grapples with catastrophic damage and historic losses in 2025, marking the most severe year of natural disasters in recent memory.
A fresh landslide struck Mimosa Pass in Lam Dong late on December 3, causing earth and trees to spill onto the road at the same site that was reopened just days ago, leading to heavy traffic congestion at the southern gateway to Da Lat.
Severe landslides and fallen trees blocked traffic on Gia Bac Pass in Lam Dong, leaving dozens stranded without phone signal.
One month after a major rainstorm caused devastating landslides, the La Son–Tuy Loan Expressway - linking Hue and Da Nang - remains chaotic. Repair crews are working at full capacity to clear debris and stabilize the route.
The initial loss of the railway sector is estimated at 50 billion VND (1.9 million USD) during the historic flood in the South Central region.
A National Assembly delegate calls for broader cancer drug access and free health insurance in disaster-hit areas.
Like a modern-day legend, endless streams of rice and aid flow from northern Vietnam to the disaster-stricken central region.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has officially launched the "Quang Trung Campaign", an urgent national effort to rebuild and repair homes for families whose houses were destroyed by a series of devastating natural disasters across Central Vietnam.
Typhoon Koto, the 15th storm entering the East Sea, has left one person dead and three missing, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has reported.
After the floodwaters receded, Tay Nha Trang Ward was left buried under piles of debris and mud. For local residents, the struggle is far from over.
The Government has issued Resolution No. 380/NQ-CP dated November 25, 2025, on measures to address the consequences of natural disasters and restore production in the central localities.
Local homestay owners suspend business to shelter evacuees and aid workers in a remarkable show of solidarity.
By 5 p.m. on November 25, the total amount of funds pledged through the Central Relief Committee to support flood-hit communities had surpassed 2.088 trillion VND (approximately USD 85.9 million).