Heavy rainfall that began in late October has battered south-central Vietnam, transforming holiday resorts into disaster zones and plunging entire neighbourhoods into floodwaters. In the coastal city of Nha Trang, known for its beaches and tourism, rescue teams were seen using boats to pluck residents from rooftops as cars sat half‐submerged in the streets.

Vietnam’s national weather bureau reported that in some highland passes, rainfall totals exceeded 600 millimetres in recent days. The flooding has crushed homes, cut off roads, triggered landslides and blocked vital transport links. Authorities say at least 41 people have died, thousands of houses are underwater, and search and rescue continues in the hardest hit provinces.

Impact and Response

In central provinces like Gia Lai and

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