Tropical Depression Kirogi made landfall in south eastern Vietnam on 19 November.
Although the storm dissipated over land later that day, some central areas of the country have seen heavy rainfall which has led to flooding in Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provinces.
According to Vietnam’s Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, 2 people drowned in flooding in central Thua Thien Hue province. Another person was swept away by flood water and is still missing.
Over 8,000 homes have been flooded, nearly all of them in Thua Thien Hue and around 300 in central Quang Tri province, where some crops and aquaculture have also suffered. Flooding has also damaged several hundred metres of embankments of the River Hieu in Cam Lo district, Quang Tri province.
Some areas of Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provinces recorded around 300 mm of rain in a 24 hour period to 21 November.
Local media reported that reservoirs in the central region and the central highlands region had released water to cope with high levels of water.
Vietnam has been struggling to deal with a seemingly endless stream of storms – Doksuri, Khanun, Damrey, Haikui and Kirogi – since September this year.
Flood Summary
Locations
B - Quang Tri
C - Cam Lo, Quang Tri
Magnitude
My Chanh, Quang Tri - November 20 to November 21, 2017
Hai Tan, Quang Tri - November 20 to November 21, 2017
Phu Oc, Thien Hue - November 20 to November 21, 2017
Damages
Huong Tra Town, Thua Thien Hue Province - November 20 to November 21, 2017
November 20 to November 21, 2017
Thua Thien Hue 7,966 houses, Quang Tri 323 houses