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Vietnam - Floods (NCHMF, NOAA-CPC, Floodlist, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 December 2020)

  • Widespread floods triggered by heavy rainfall, affected central and south-central Vietnam on 28 November - 1 December.
  • According to media reports, 5 people have died (4 in Khanh Hoa and one in Lam Dong Province) and one is missing in Lam Dong Province.
  • Floods inundated 1,100 houses in Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam and Dak Lak Provinces. 746 ha of rice were also affected and several roads suffered from the landslides and inundation.
  • More than 5,600 people have been evacuated across the Provinces of Nha Trang, Dak Lak, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate rain is forecast over most Provinces of central Vietnam.