(MENAFN) The death toll from floods in central Vietnam has climbed to 36, with at least four more still unaccounted for, a media outlet reported on Saturday.

Relentless rainfall, driven by a cold front and a tropical convergence zone, has soaked central Vietnam since Oct. 23.

Local authorities and military personnel were deployed for rescue missions, but persistent heavy rain has significantly hindered their efforts.

Over 120,000 homes have been either submerged or destroyed.

In addition, nearly 5,000 hectares of crops were lost, 790 hectares of fruit trees were damaged, and more than 17,700 livestock perished. Floods and landslides also disrupted 11 national highways.

Danang emerged as the most severely affected area, with seven fatalities, four missing persons, 21 injuries, over 76,000 homes flooded, and nearly 63,000 cubic meters of landslide debris.
Infrastructure suffered heavily, with nearly 2 kilometers of roads—including national highways, provincial roads, and rural routes—damaged or eroded.

In the central highlands province of Lam Dong, the destruction was particularly severe.

Approximately 3,900 hectares of crops were ruined, thousands of livestock and poultry drowned, and hundreds of hectares of rice fields, vegetable crops, and aquaculture farms were destroyed.

Hue city recorded the highest rainfall, submerging more than 44,000 homes and causing major agricultural losses. The city is now in the recovery phase and has reopened its ancient citadel to tourists.

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