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Floods triggered by Typhoon Wutip leave 9 dead, 2 missing in central Vietnam

Sandy Verma | June 15, 2025 1:24 PM CST

By Vo Thanh &nbspJune 14, 2025 | 07:07 pm PT

Residents navigate an inundated street in Hue City, June 2025. Photo by Read/Vo Thanh

Heavy rains brought by Typhoon Wutip have caused flooding that left nine people dead and two missing, inundated tens of thousands of hectares of crops, and disrupted transportation across central Vietnam.

Torrential downpours have hit provinces from Quang Binh to Quang Nam since Wednesday. By Saturday afternoon, floodwaters began to recede, but the damage remained severe.

Authorities reported nine deaths in Hue, Quang Tri, and Quang Binh, with two other people still missing in Quang Binh. The death toll has risen by four since the previous day.

Among the victims were Le Phuoc Thuong, 26, and Le Phuoc Trinh, 48, whose bodies were found on Saturday near the site of a capsized boat in Phuong Binh Commune in Hue. The two had been rowing with another man, Le Phuoc Tuong, to build a family tomb when strong currents overturned their boat. Tuong survived.

Phong Binh Commune in Hue is one of the hardest-hit areas. Authorities reported damage to over 670 hectares of rice, 30 hectares of cassava, 1.5 hectares of peanuts, and 3.5 hectares of lotus.

Regionwide, more than 3,500 homes were flooded and approximately 88,000 hectares of crops were submerged.

Over 20 flights at Da Nang Airport were delayed or canceled on Thursday. A beauty pageant final scheduled for Saturday on the Huong River was also postponed due to weather conditions.

Typhoon Wutip weakened into a tropical depression late on Saturday after making landfall in China’s Guangdong Province. It continued moving inland toward the northeast and gradually dissipated.