This aerial photo taken on October 29, 2024 shows cars parked on a bridge to avoid flood waters in Quang Binh province in central Vietnam. Flash flooding in central Vietnam killed five people, damaged hundreds of homes and destroyed crops, disaster authorities said October 31, after Tropical Storm Trami dumped heavy rain across the country. - AFP
HANOI (Agencies): Typhoon Trami and its subsequent rains and floods over the past week claimed eight lives in Vietnam's central region and injured 14 others, the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has announced
As of 7am on Friday, Quang Binh was the hardest-hit province with seven deaths and seven injuries. Another death was in Thua Thien-Hue province.
In Vietnam, the storm brought heavy downpours that swelled rivers and took out power lines.
The flooding and high winds damaged or destroyed 326 homes in the region, leaving more than 300 households in Quang Binh submerged under up to a third of a meter of floodwater.
The country's agricultural sector suffered significant losses, with 1,300 hectares of crops and fruit trees flooded or damaged.
Vietnam is prone to tropical storms, which often cause deadly flash floods and landslides, hitting the country between June and November every year.
But experts say human-driven climate change is causing more intense weather patterns that can make destructive floods more likely.
In September, northern Vietnam was devastated by Typhoon Yagi, which claimed 345 lives and caused an estimated economic loss of US$3.3 billion.
