According to authorities in the central province, as of Thursday, Le Thuy District reported seven deaths, Quang Ninh District four, and Dong Hoi City one. Among the injured, five are from Le Thuy and two from Quang Ninh.
By Thursday afternoon, floodwaters had receded in some residential areas, but at the Kien Giang River station in Le Thuy, water levels remained at 2.35 meters. More than 1,500 homes in Le Thuy and Quang Ninh districts remain submerged, with one village still isolated.
Over the past four days, intense rains and flooding have forced the evacuation of over 9,290 families and submerged nearly 34,500 homes across the province, with Le Thuy District suffering the heaviest damage, affecting nearly 20,000 homes.
The floods also damaged 791 hectares of crops, killed more than 70,500 poultry and nearly 500 livestock, and swept away 716 hectares of fish farms. Significant damage has also been reported to roads, sea dikes, and coastal infrastructure.
The Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue estimates initial losses at around VND500 billion (US$19.7 million). Local residents and authorities are currently working to clean up and repair the flood damage.
Quang Binh, home to world’s largest cave Son Doong and is often dubbed by tourists as Vietnam’s kingdom of caves, experienced continuous heavy rainfall from Oct. 25 to 29 due to the combined impact of Storm Trami, which made landfall in central Vietnam on Oct. 27, and a cold front.
Total rainfall reached 1,210 mm at Song Thai Lake and 870 mm at An Ma Lake, while water levels on the Kien Giang River in Le Thuy peaked at 4.14 meters, leading to extensive flooding.
This marks the second major flood in Quang Binh in four years.
In October 2020, flooding submerged the entire lowland areas of Quang Ninh and Le Thuy districts under 2-4 meters of water for over 10 days, resulting in 25 deaths and economic losses of VND3.5 trillion.
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