Flooding in Vietnam’s central and south-central regions has caused an estimated 13.078 trillion VND (496 million USD) in economic damage, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Vehicles damaged on a flooded road in Phu Yen ward, Dak Lak province.

As of 6 p.m. on November 23, 343 BTS stations on public networks remained offline, 28 fewer than at midday.

Flooding has damaged 82,147 ha of rice and seasonal crops, 117,067 ha of perennial crops, killed or swept away more than 3.3 million livestock and poultry, and affected 1,157 ha of aquaculture.

Floods and landslides have left 102 people dead, 11 missing, 221 homes destroyed and 933 others damaged.

Dak Lak still reports localised inundation in two communes, while Lam Dong has 127 flooded households. Flooding has subsided in Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa.

Seventeen locations on National Highways 20 and 27C remain blocked due to landslides, while 15 railway sections between Dong Tac–Phu Hiep and Phu Hiep–Hao Son are still under repair following water releases from the Ba Ha hydropower plant.

In the communications sector, 62 out of 301 localities remain disconnected from specialised level-2 data transmission networks due to power outages.

To direct ongoing response efforts, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an urgent online meeting from South Africa on the morning of November 23 (local time).

Following his instructions, Deputy PM Ho Duc Phoc signed Decision No. 2572/QD-TTg on November 23 approving an emergency allocation of 1.1 trillion VND for recovery efforts.

Under Decision No. 3929/QD-BTC the same day, the Ministry of Finance released 4,000 tonnes of rice from national reserves to three severely affected provinces.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment called on ministries, agencies and localities to prioritise searching for the missing, treating the injured, and supporting affected families, particularly those who lost loved ones or whose homes were destroyed.

Authorities were urged to ensure basic needs, including food, warmth and drinking water, while production remains disrupted; provide temporary shelter; repair damaged homes; rebuild or resettle households whose homes were swept away; mobilise forces for environmental sanitation and disease prevention immediately after the floods; and restore essential infrastructure and services such as electricity, telecommunications, transport, education and healthcare.

Localities were also asked to accelerate post-flood production recovery to stabilise livelihoods ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Forty-four passenger trains stop running due to flooding in central region

As road transport paralysed in many areas, railway authorities have provided 9,400 complimentary main meals and 6,100 supplementary meals to stranded passengers.

 

1.1 trillion VND in emergency aid allocated to four flood-hit provinces

Under the decision, Khanh Hoa will receive 150 billion VND, Lam Dong 300 billion VND, Gia Lai 150 billion VND, and Dak Lak 500 billion VND, in line with the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Finance.

 

Standing Deputy PM visits flood-affected residents in Dak Lak

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh presented gifts to residents evacuated from heavily flooded areas in Dong Hoa, encouraging them to overcome current difficulties to quickly stabilise their lives after the floods.

 

PM orders overnight relief mission to flood-isolated areas

Chairing an an emergency online meeting with representatives of ministries, agencies and localities on responses to heavy rains, floods, and other natural disasters in several central provinces while in Algeria, the leader urged localities to review and assess conditions, especially in submerged and cut-off areas, to plan timely support.

 

Nearly 1.39 trillion VND registered as relief aid for flood victims via central relief committee

The VFF Committees at all levels have so far mobilised more than 2.6 trillion VND to support communities affected by consecutive storms and floods.

 

PM urges strengthened preparedness for heavy rain, flooding in central region

The PM requested localities to identify and assess areas vulnerable to landslides, flash floods and deep inundation, issue timely warnings, restrict access to hazardous zones, and proactively organise evacuations to protect residents.