Vietnam faces severe weather damage from landslides and early tidal flooding

Vietnam is facing increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, including severe landslides and early tidal flooding, driven by climate change. In one region, 16 major natural disasters have occurred since the beginning of the year, resulting in approximately 100 billion VND in damages. These events have caused deaths, destroyed over 1,180 homes, damaged schools, and decimated thousands of hectares of crops and livestock.

In Vinh Long province, tidal flooding has arrived earlier than usual. Water levels at the My Thuan station on the Tien River have exceeded Alarm Level III, threatening river embankments and flooding urban areas. In An Binh commune, rising tides have breached dikes, affecting fruit orchards and aquaculture ponds. Urban centers are also experiencing deep flooding on main roads, complicating transportation and daily life for residents and students.

Local authorities are responding by implementing disaster risk management schemes and the “four on-the-spot” principle to improve community awareness and emergency response capabilities.