(MENAFN) The death toll from recent floods in central Vietnam has risen to 36, with at least four people still reported missing, according to reports. Torrential rains caused by a cold front and tropical convergence zone have battered the region since October 23.

Local authorities and the military have been deployed for rescue operations, though persistent heavy rain has hampered their efforts. Over 120,000 homes have been flooded or destroyed, nearly 5,000 hectares of crops have been lost, 790 hectares of fruit trees damaged, and more than 17,700 livestock killed. Floods and landslides have also blocked 11 national highways.

The city of Danang was among the hardest hit, with seven fatalities, four missing persons, 21 injuries, over 76,000 homes submerged, and nearly 63,000 cubic meters of landslide debris reported. Approximately two kilometers of roads, including national highways, provincial roads, and rural routes, were damaged or eroded.

Lam Dong province in the central highlands experienced the most severe agricultural damage, with roughly 3,900 hectares of crops destroyed, thousands of livestock drowned, and hundreds of hectares of rice fields, vegetable crops, and aquaculture farms ruined. Hue city recorded the heaviest rainfall, submerging over 44,000 homes and causing extensive agricultural losses. The city has begun recovery efforts and has reopened the ancient citadel to tourists.

In Quang Ngai province, more than 200 landslides deposited approximately 60,000 cubic meters of soil and rocks onto roads, disrupting passenger train services and leaving hundreds of residents without electricity.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned that heavy rainfall is expected to continue from November 1 to November 4 due to cold air and easterly wind disturbances. Total rainfall in affected areas could range from 200 to 300 millimeters, with some regions potentially receiving over 600 millimeters.

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