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Approximately 7,000 people were killed and over a million people were displaced by the storms as floods inundated over 20,000 km 2 (7,500 mi 2) of land. An estimated 54,000 homes were destroyed. Typhoons Iris, Joan, and Kate made landfall on the coast of Vietnam on November 4, November 8, and November 16, respectively.
The worst of Linda's impact was in Vietnam, where 3,111 people were killed, and damage totaled 385 [1] [2] million (USD). Heavy rainfall caused flooding, which damaged or destroyed about 200,000 houses and left about 383,000 people homeless. Widespread crop and transportation damage also occurred, the latter which impeded relief efforts.
August 20, 2000 – Tropical Storm Kaemi makes landfall in Vietnam, killing 17 people, injuring 4, and causing US$7.14 million of damage in the nation. [8] August 7, 2008 — Tropical Storm Kammuri (Bão số 4) moved over the extreme northern provinces of Vietnam, killing 127 people in total, with 34 people missing due to flooding and ...
According to Visual Capitalist, Vietnam ranks third globally in terms of the proportion of people most at risk of flooding, with 46% of its 98 million population at risk of flooding. [6] Vietnam is a country with severe flood disasters. Rainfall, tides, storms, and tropical depressions are natural factors that cause floods.
Southern Vietnam 3,111 November 1997 [2] Typhoon Haiphong: Typhoon Haiphong: 3,000 October 1881 [3] [4] 1904 Thua Thien Hue Tsunami Tsunami: Thừa Thiên Huế: 724 11 September 1904 [5] 1999 Vietnamese floods: Flood: Central Vietnam 622 October–November 1999 [6] Đồng Nai train disaster Accident: Đồng Nai province: 200+ 17 March 1982 [7]
Super Typhoon Yagi hit island districts of north Vietnam around 1 p.m. (0600 GMT), generating winds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) near its centre, having lost power from its peak of 234 kph (145 mph ...
In China, at least seven people were reported dead, and one was missing after heavy rainfall from Trami affected many parts of Hainan. [80] In Hainan Province in South China, 93,000 people were affected, 26,000 people were evacuated and 2,000 ha (4,900 acres) of crops were affected, with a direct economic loss of 230 million yuan (US$32.3 million).
Milton, which comes just after the recent catastrophic Hurricane Helene, has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall late ...