Relentless rains have turned central Vietnam into a disaster zone, leaving at least 41 people dead and nine still unaccounted for.
More than 52,000 homes submerged, half a million households without power, and tens of thousands forced to evacuate. And the rain just keeps coming.
Some regions have seen over 1.5m of rainfall in just three days—surpassing even the infamous 1993 flood levels.
Cities like Hoi An and Nha Trang are among the hardest hit.
Images show people stranded on rooftops as murky floodwaters swallow streets, homes, and entire neighbourhoods.
Vietnam has already endured a brutal year of extreme weather.
Extreme Weather Toll
Typhoons Kalmaegi and Bualoi tore through the country recently, leaving destruction in their wake.
Add these floods, and the government estimates nearly $2bn in natural disaster damage since January.
Coffee farmers in Dak Lak, the country’s robusta powerhouse, are especially hurting—fields flooded, harvests stalled.
“I can’t do anything now,” Nha Trang restaurant owner Bui Quoc Vinh told AFP as a metre of water filled his shops.
Roads have collapsed, landslides have cut off key routes, and a state of emergency is in place.
And with more rain forecast through Sunday, Vietnam’s battle with extreme weather is far from over.
Climate change may not knock on the door—but it certainly barges in.
