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In 2018, Vietnam was struck by several different deadly floods.
2018 Vietnam floods
Date
23–25 June 21 July 1–3 August 2 September 19 November 25 November 9-10 December
On 23 June, floods started across the country. The flood waters have receded from the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Lao Cai while several towns and villages were inaccessible.[1] 23 people were confirmed dead in the floods: in Lai Chau 16 were killed, 5 in Ha Giang Province while two others in other provinces.[2] An estimated VND530 billion ($23.2 million) of damage was recorded in Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Lai Chau and over 80 houses had been destroyed and over 700 hectares of rice fields damaged.[3]
On 21 July, floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern part of the country after tropical storm Son-Tinh made landfall in northern coastal areas, killing 27 people and wounding 14, while 7 others were declared missing. Also, 17,000 animals were killed, 82,000 hectares of crops were damaged and 5,000 houses were destroyed.[4]
August northern Vietnam floods
On 1 August, two children and a man drowned as new floods has overflowed one bank of the Bui River, engulfed several villages and threaten to submerge parts of Hanoi.[5] On 3 August, floods triggered landslides in Phong Tho, Lai Chau that killed six people, injuring two and leaving five others missing.[6]
September northern Vietnam floods
On 2 September, floods started again across northern provinces of the country. As of 4 September, at least 14 people were confirmed dead, mostly in Thanh Hoa, while four others are declared missing. Also, 375 houses were damaged and 661 cattle killed.[7]
Tropical Storm Toraji
On November 16, a tropical disturbance formed east of Vietnam and strengthened into a tropical-depression. Toraji made landfall on November 18 . Toraji caused flooding in Nha Trang, resulting in 19 dead and a damage of ₫396 billion (US$17.2 million).
Typhoon Usagi
On November 25, Usagi made landfall in Mekong Delta as a severe tropical storm. The typhoon caused flooding in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Binh Thuan, killing three people.[8][9] Losses in Vietnam were at ₫347 billion (US$15 million).[10]
December central Vietnam floods
Torrential rains triggered heavy flooding and landslides in central provinces of Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai causing deaths of at least 7 people. In 24 hours, Da Nang received a record rain level of 635 mm, the highest since 1975. [1]
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2018, vietnam, floods, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expanding, lead, provide, accessible, overview, important, aspects, article, january, 2019, 2018, vietnam, struck, several, different, deadly, floods, . This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article January 2019 In 2018 Vietnam was struck by several different deadly floods 2018 Vietnam floodsDate23 25 June 21 July 1 3 August 2 September19 November 25 November 9 10 DecemberCauseFloods Contents 1 June northern Vietnam floods 2 Tropical storm Son Tinh 3 August northern Vietnam floods 4 September northern Vietnam floods 5 Tropical Storm Toraji 6 Typhoon Usagi 7 December central Vietnam floods 8 ReferencesJune northern Vietnam floods EditMain article 2018 Northern Vietnam floods On 23 June floods started across the country The flood waters have receded from the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau Ha Giang and Lao Cai while several towns and villages were inaccessible 1 23 people were confirmed dead in the floods in Lai Chau 16 were killed 5 in Ha Giang Province while two others in other provinces 2 An estimated VND530 billion 23 2 million of damage was recorded in Lao Cai Ha Giang and Lai Chau and over 80 houses had been destroyed and over 700 hectares of rice fields damaged 3 Tropical storm Son Tinh EditMain article Tropical Storm Son Tinh 2018 On 21 July floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern part of the country after tropical storm Son Tinh made landfall in northern coastal areas killing 27 people and wounding 14 while 7 others were declared missing Also 17 000 animals were killed 82 000 hectares of crops were damaged and 5 000 houses were destroyed 4 August northern Vietnam floods EditOn 1 August two children and a man drowned as new floods has overflowed one bank of the Bui River engulfed several villages and threaten to submerge parts of Hanoi 5 On 3 August floods triggered landslides in Phong Tho Lai Chau that killed six people injuring two and leaving five others missing 6 September northern Vietnam floods EditOn 2 September floods started again across northern provinces of the country As of 4 September at least 14 people were confirmed dead mostly in Thanh Hoa while four others are declared missing Also 375 houses were damaged and 661 cattle killed 7 Tropical Storm Toraji EditOn November 16 a tropical disturbance formed east of Vietnam and strengthened into a tropical depression Toraji made landfall on November 18 Toraji caused flooding in Nha Trang resulting in 19 dead and a damage of 396 billion US 17 2 million Typhoon Usagi EditOn November 25 Usagi made landfall in Mekong Delta as a severe tropical storm The typhoon caused flooding in Ho Chi Minh City Nha Trang and Binh Thuan killing three people 8 9 Losses in Vietnam were at 347 billion US 15 million 10 December central Vietnam floods EditTorrential rains triggered heavy flooding and landslides in central provinces of Quang Tri Da Nang Quang Nam and Quang Ngai causing deaths of at least 7 people In 24 hours Da Nang received a record rain level of 635 mm the highest since 1975 1 References Edit Flood deaths in northern Vietnam increase to 22 Floods landslides kill 22 residents in northern Vietnam Floods landslides in northern Vietnam kill 23 leave 10 missing Vietnam flood death toll rises to 27 more rain forecast Vietnam flooding kills 3 Archived from the original on 2018 08 03 Retrieved 2018 12 11 Landslides kill 6 leave 5 missing in northern Vietnam 14 killed 4 missing in Vietnam floods says country s natural disaster prevention and control agency Tim thấy thi thể thanh nien bị nước lũ cuốn troi trong bao số 9 laodong vn 2018 11 28 Retrieved 2018 12 04 TP HCM Đang tim kiếm một người bị nước cuốn xuống kenh Đen infonet vn 2018 11 26 Retrieved 2018 11 29 Global Catastrophe Recap November 2018 PDF December 6 2018 Archived from the original PDF on December 9 2018 Retrieved December 7 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Vietnam floods amp oldid 1164743957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
