VIETNAM FLOODS – BY USAID

Torrential rainfall, typhoons, and tropical storms,

have caused deadly floods and
landslides in central Vietnam.
USAID is providing immediate
humanitarian aid to hard hit
communities.

Torrential rains in October 2020

elevated river levels and resulted in
flooding and landslides in central Vietnam. The arrival of Tropical Storm Linfa
on October 11 brought additional heavy rainfall and, as of October 15, severe
flooding had resulted in at least 40 deaths and adversely affected nearly
681,600 people, according to the Government of Vietnam (GVN). The floods
caused widespread damage to crops, houses, infrastructure, livestock, and
electricity and telecommunications networks. In response, GVN declared a
state of emergency in seven central provinces and coordinated with the Vietnam
Red Cross Society to evacuate households, deploy search and rescue teams
and distribute relief commodities to flood-affected populations. In addition,
Tropical Storm Nangka—the seventh tropical storm to hit Vietnam in 2020—
made landfall on October 14, bringing an additional 6 inches of rain to central
regions.

On October 15, U.S. Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink declared a disaster due

to the effects of the floods in Vietnam. In response, USAID/BHA provided
$100,000 through USAID/Vietnam to the VNRC to provide multipurpose cash
assistance to the most affected households for the purchase of relief supplies.