Vietnam, Flood & landslide in Northern and Central Vietnam

Sep 12, 2017 03:24

Sep 27, 2026 15:11

Location

Coordinate:

19.892336, 105.154237

Administrative:

Nghệ An, Viet Nam

Affected Area:

Hà Nội, Hoà Bình, Yên Bái, Nghệ An, Quảng Trị, Sơn La, Thanh Hóa

Hazard

Main : Flood
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Secondary : Landslide

Description

A tropical depression that brought heavy rain in Vietnam from 8 to around 15 October 2017 have caused landslides and floods in several provinces in northern and central part areas of the country. Some parts of the country have recorded up to 599 mm of rain in 3 days, such as in Thanh Hoa Province. Vietnam‘ Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (CCNDP) recorded death of 72 people with 40 missing and 21 injuries. As of 12 Octoebr 2017, the CCNDP reported that 16,740 houses have been flooded, with over 200 houses collapsed and 1,059 houses severely damaged. In one of the affected provinces, Hoa Binh, the total loss due to the flood was estimated at around 1.63 trillion VND (nearly 72 million US$).

Impact Statistic

72

Dead

40

Missing

21

Injured

83.7K

Affected Person

0

Displaced

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Human SADDD

  • Dead 72
  • Missing 40
  • Injured 21
  • Affected Person 83,700
  • Affected Family 16,740
  • Internaly Displaced People -
  • Refugees 0
  • Evacuation Center (in Country) -
  • Evacuation Center (out Of Country) 0

House

  • Affected Houses 16,740
  • Damage Partial 1,059
  • Totally Damage 200

Infrastructure

  • Bridges 0
  • Number of Roads 0
  • Road Distance (km) 0.00

Public

  • Schools -
  • Health -
  • Government Office / Public Facilities 0
  • Settlements 0
  • Worship Places 0
  • Others 0

General

Cost

  • Local Currency 0.00
  • Cost of Damages 1,630,000,000,000.00
  • Cost of Damages (USD) 72,000,000.00
  • Cost of Assistance 0.00
  • Cost of Assistance (USD) -

Agricultural

  • Rice Field 0.00
  • Other Crops 0.00
  • Fish Ponds 0
  • Cattle 0
  • Poultries 0
  • Livestock 0

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