Storm Wipha Triggers Deadly Floods in Vietnam’s Nghe An Province

• Death Toll:
  At least 3 people dead, 1 missing due to flooding caused by tropical storm Wipha in central Vietnam.
  
• Storm Impact:
  Wipha is the first major storm to hit Vietnam in 2025, after battering Hong Kong, China, and the Philippines.
  
• Casualties:
  
  • One person was buried in a landslide.
    
  • Another was washed away by floodwaters, per local officials.
    
• Property Damage:
  
  • Over 3,700 homes flooded.
    
  • 459 houses damaged by strong winds.
    
  • Photos show villages submerged up to the rooftops.
    
• Agricultural Losses:
  
  • 1,600 hectares of rice and
    
  • 1,290 hectares of cash crops were damaged.
    
• Local Testimony:
  “Our rice, our clothing, and our money are all gone,” said Dang Thi Ngoc, a local resident.
  “We have nothing left except for our bare hands.”
  

Weather Forecast:
Heavy rainfall of up to 250mm expected through Saturday, raising the risk of further flooding in northern Vietnam.