The 2016 Vietnam floods affected central
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
, resulting in estimated 27.000 thousands of homes entirely submerged by rising water. Meteorologists cited the 2016 Asian monsoon, among the strongest in years, and the
El Niño as the cause.
The last time the area was heavily flooded was during the
2008 Vietnam floods
The 2008 Vietnam floods affected north and central Vietnam, as well as southern parts of the People's Republic of China after three days of heavy raining. The rainfall, which began October 30, is the heaviest in 24 years, a state meteorological of ...
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Impact
At least 13 people have died, following the flooding.
See also
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Typhoon Sarika (2016)
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2008 Vietnam floods
The 2008 Vietnam floods affected north and central Vietnam, as well as southern parts of the People's Republic of China after three days of heavy raining. The rainfall, which began October 30, is the heaviest in 24 years, a state meteorological of ...
References
https://vietnam.oxfam.org/
External links
Photos with englisch information (October 15, 2016)Extreme Vietnam Floods Footage Compilation 2016 (October 14, 2016)
2016 floods in Asia
Floods
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
2016
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October 2016 events in Asia
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