People are stranded by flood water in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam, Nov. 22, 2025. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority. Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
HANOI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report.
The Ministry of Construction said in its latest update that 33 passenger trains have been forced to suspend operations, while many others remain halted along the rail network.
Initial estimates put economic losses caused by the flooding at nearly 9 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 358 million U.S. dollars), the local media outlet added. ■
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows people navigating a flooded street by boat in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
A rescuer distributes food and supplies to people in flood-hit areas of Dak Lak Province, Vietnam, Nov. 22, 2025. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows a section of national highway damaged by flood in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
People receive food and supplies from a rescuer in flood-hit areas of Dak Lak Province, Vietnam, Nov. 22, 2025. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows flooded houses in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows a section of national highway damaged by flood in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows a man riding on a flooded road in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows a section of national highway damaged by flood in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows a section of national highway damaged by flood in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.
Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
