This aerial picture shows floodwaters inundating streets and buildings following heavy rains in Hoi An on Oct 30, 2025. - AFP
DANANG: After two days of easing rain and receding floods, water levels on the Bo, Huong, and Vu Gia–Thu Bon rivers began rising again on the night of Nov 2, causing renewed flooding in residential areas of Hue City and Danang City.
Heavy rain continued overnight and into the early hours of Nov 3, with rainfall totals reaching 141mm in Quag Tri province, 220mm at Bach Ma Peak (Hue City), and 301mm in Danang city.
In Danang city, at 4am, the Vu Gia River at Ai Nghia stood 0.33 metres above Level 3, a sharp rise of 1.72 metres from the previous morning, while the Thu Bon River at Hoi An Ward was 0.06 metres above Level 3, up 0.8 metres from Sunday afternoon.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from Nov 3 to 4, areas from southern Quang Tri to Danang are expected to receive 200–300mm of rain, with some locations exceeding 600mm. Rainfall intensity could exceed 200mm within three hours, posing a high risk of flash floods and landslides.
Flooding risks remain high in low-lying and riverside areas, as well as densely populated urban zones from Ha Tinh Province to Quang Ngai Province. There is also an elevated risk of landslides and flash floods across 211 communes and wards from Ha Tinh Province to Lam Dong province.
According to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention, as of 6pm on Nov 2, floods in central Vietnam had left 36 people dead, five missing and 60 injured. A total of 94 houses were destroyed, 12,600 remained inundated, and more than 7,200 hectares of rice and crops were damaged. Approximately 43,500 livestock and poultry were reported dead.
At the same time, 50 locations along national highways remained blocked due to landslides and flooding, while over 11km of canals and 20km of river and coastal embankments had suffered erosion.— Vietnam News/ANN
