Accordingly, heavy rains and landslides in localities have left 21 people dead or missing, an increase of 6 compared to the report on November 19. Of these, 16 have been confirmed dead including 2 in Hue, 1 in Da Nang, 1 in Dak Lak, 11 in Khanh Hoa, and 1 in Gia Lai.
Five people remain missing in Quang Tri, Khanh Hoa, and Da Nang.
By 5 p.m. on November 19, a total of 28,756 houses had been flooded, with the heaviest impact in Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa. Authorities reported that seven provinces and cities of Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Lam Dong have evacuated 6,069 households, totaling 19,078 people to shelters.
On November 19, the Prime Minister issued urgent dispatch No. 222/CD-TTg, directing a focused response to extreme floods on the Ba River in Dak Lak and emergency floods on the Kon River in Gia Lai Province.
A government working group led by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung conducted on-site inspections in the hardest hit localities of Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak on November 18 and November 19.
The Dak Lak Provincial government mobilized 1,200 personnel and 300 vehicles to respond to flood impacts. Gia Lai Province deployed 1,718 personnel and 4,836 vehicles for disaster response, rescuing 142 people, managing traffic at 98 flooded locations, and organizing 14 teams with 100 personnel in high-risk areas.
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