Overall Green alert Flood
in Vietnam

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This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102889
Death: 65
Displaced: 52979
Countries: Vietnam
From - To 07 Sep - 09 Sep

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Tropical Cyclone Yagi, Vietnam, September 2024The National Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control in Vietnam reported severe damage and multiple fatalities following severe weather brought by Tropical Cyclone Yagi from 07 September 2024. UN OCHA reported severe flooding and landslides across 26 provinces. As of 09 September, officials reported 65 fatalities and 39 missing including in the provinces of Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Lang Son, Bac Giang, Tuyen Quang, Ha Giang, Lai Chau and Phu Tho, and also in Hanoi city. On 09 September the Phong Chau bridge across Thao River in Phu Tho province collapsed. A number of vehicles fell into the river, including a bus.Tue 10 Sep 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 459 | About casualties: 332 | Last hour: 0

Vietnam: Strongest storm in decades destroys homes, schools as 27 chil.. 9/12/2024 11:58:00 PM.

A flooded classroom of a school supported by Save the Children. Photo by Bureau of Education and Training, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province. HANOI, 12 September 2024: At least 27 children from one village in Vietnam have lost their lives
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CM takes aerial view of flood-hit areas 9/12/2024 11:09:00 PM.

Koraput: An aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Malkangiri district was conducted on Thursday by chief minister Mohan Majhi who also reviewed the post-flood situation with senior state and district officials during a day-long visit. The CM
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Drowning under the weight of water 9/12/2024 11:01:00 PM.

Hanoi: Millions of people across South-East Asia struggled with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 200. In worst-hit Vietnam, the fatalities rose to 197
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Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure e.. 9/12/2024 10:35:00 PM.

HANOI: The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday (Sep 12), the government''s disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The Southeast Asian
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),