Overall Green Flood alert for Vietnam in Vietnam on 06 Oct 2020 00:00 UTC

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Flood Vietnam can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100637
Death:	5
Displaced:	13000
Countries:	Vietnam
From - To	06 Oct - 06 Oct

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Flood in Vietnam - Copernicus EMS activation (EMSR469)Wed, 07 Oct 2020 07:49

EMSR469: Copernicus Emergency Management Service has been activated

Central Vietnam, October 2020Heavy rainfall from 06 October caused flash flooding and landslides in central provinces of Vietnam. Fatalities were reported in Quang Tri province where thousands of people were evacuated. Other fatalities were reported in Gia Lai province. As of 08 October, 5 people had died and 8 were missing. 14,000 people had evacuated their homes, mostly in Quang Tri province. Around 1,000 others were evacuated in Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam.Tue 6 Oct 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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