Starting in June, floods impacted northern regions, claiming 23 lives and causing significant damage to homes and agricultural lands.
Subsequent floods in August and September continued the cycle of destruction, with landslides and overflowing rivers adding to the toll of lives lost and properties damaged.
The year culminated in November and December with Tropical Storm Toraji and Typhoon Usagi, which brought more flooding and destruction to various parts of the country, including central provinces.
The flood waters have receded from the northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Lao Cai while several towns and villages were inaccessible.
[4] On 1 August, two children and a man drowned as new floods has overflowed one bank of the Bui River, engulfed several villages and threaten to submerge parts of Hanoi.