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Typhoon Wutip leaves 6 dead in central Vietnam
Published: Jun 16, 2025 10:29 AM
People wade through flood water in Hue city, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

People wade through flood water in Hue city, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A landslide is triggered by Typhoon Wutip in Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

A landslide is triggered by Typhoon Wutip in Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
People wade through flood water in Hue city, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

People wade through flood water in Hue city, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A person travels by boat in flood water in Hue city, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

A person travels by boat in flood water in Hue city, central Vietnam, June 13, 2025. At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
At least six people were killed and another remains missing in central Vietnam due to torrential rains and flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority said Sunday.

Six fatalities were reported in Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces, while one person went missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Quang Binh.

The typhoon damaged 47 houses, either collapsing them or blowing off their roofs, and inundated more than 58,000 hectares of rice fields and other crops across the region.

From January to May, natural disasters left 40 people dead or missing nationwide, according to the National Statistics Office.