US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Record rainfall causes major flooding in Vietnam, submerging ancient sites
- On Oct. 28, 2025 local authorities reported record rainfall of more than 1m in 24 hours submerged Hue, central Vietnam, with three stations measuring between 1m and 1.7m.
- Forecasters warned heavy rainfall as Storm Fengshen neared the country, while scientists say human-driven climate change is making extreme storms stronger and wetter.
- Water levels in Hue reached 4.62 meters, while Hoi An saw waist-deep flooding, and state media published images of a main hospital in Hue flooded with murky water and patients on gurneys.
- More than 8,600 people in four central provinces were evacuated to schools and public buildings since Oct 25, while the railway linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City was suspended and Vietnam's railways positioned 19 carriages laden with 980 tonnes on a bridge Monday.
- Vietnam's high exposure matters because nearly half the population lives in flood-risk areas, with natural disasters in 2025 left 187 dead or missing and caused more than US$610 million in losses, according to the General Statistics Office.
Insights by Ground AI
84 Articles
84 Articles
Unpublished precipitation was recorded between Sunday and Monday: three observation stations measured 1.7 metres, 1.1 metres and more than one metre of rain in Huê, the Ministry of the Environment announced.
·Paris, France
Read Full Article
It has rained as much within 24 hours as it has never been measured in the Southeast Asian country
·Vienna, Austria
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources84
Leaning Left14Leaning Right12Center24Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Center
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources are Center
48% Center
L 28%
C 48%
R 24%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
