List of disasters in Vietnam by death toll

The list of disasters in Vietnam by death toll includes major disasters and accidents - excluding warfare and other intentional acts - that took place on Vietnamese soil and resulted in 10 or more fatalities:

List

Disaster Type Location Deaths Date References
COVID-19 pandemic Pandemic Nationwide 43,206+ 2020 to 2026 [1]
Tropical Storm Linda Typhoon Southern Vietnam 3,111 November 1997 [2]
Typhoon Haiphong Typhoon Haiphong 3,000 October 1881 [3][4]
1904 Thua Thien Hue Tsunami Tsunami Thừa Thiên Huế 724 11 September 1904 [5]
1999 Vietnamese floods Flood Central Vietnam 622 October–November 1999 [6]
Đồng Nai train derailment Train derailment Đồng Nai province 200+ 17 March 1982 [7]
Typhoon Yagi and Northern Vietnam

floods

 Typhoon, flood Northern Vietnam 325 7 September 2024 [8]
Typhoon Damrey Typhoon Central Vietnam 106 November 18, 2017 [9]
2020 Central Vietnam floods Flood Central Vietnam 249 October–November 2020 [10]
Tropical Storm Ruth Typhoon, flood Northern Central Vietnam 164 September 1980 [11]
Tropical Storm Kammuri Typhoon, flood Northern Vietnam 127 August 2008 [12]
Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire Fire Ho Chi Minh City 60 29 October 2002 [13]
Diễn Hải tornado Tornado Nghệ An province 3 April 1983 [14]
2023 Hanoi building fire Fire Hanoi 56 13 September 2023 [15]
Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge Construction collapse Cần Thơ 55 26 September 2007 [16]
Capsizing of the Wonder Sea Boat sinking Quảng Ninh province 39 19 July 2025 [17]
2022 Binh Duong karaoke bar fire Fire Ho Chi Minh City 32 6 September 2022 [18]
2018 Northern Vietnam floods Flood Northern Vietnam 23 23 June 2018 [19]
Quảng Ngãi skin disease outbreak Disease Quảng Ngãi province 19 21 April 2012 [20]
Cái Lân port tornado Tornado Quảng Ninh province 17 21 November 2006 [21]
Tropical Storm Kaemi Typhoon Central Vietnam 22-24 August 2000 [22]
MS Bulk Jupiter Boat sinking Coast of Vũng Tàu 16 1 January 2015 [23]

References

  1. ↑ Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Gavrilov, Daniel; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020-03-07). "COVID-19 Pandemic". Our World in Data.
  2. ↑ "Summing-up report on disaster situations in recent years and preparedness and mitigation measures in Vietnam - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2003-02-24. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization's World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive". wmo.asu.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  4. ↑ Terry et al, 2012
  5. ↑ VietNamNet News. "Báo VietnamNet". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  6. ↑ "Vietnam - Floods Fact Sheet # 2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 1999-12-22. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  7. ↑ Đình Phú; Anh Tài (24 April 2018). "Bí ẩn thảm nạn đường sắt 17.3.1982" [The mystery of the railway accident of March 17, 1982]. Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ↑ News, V. T. C. (2024-09-28). "344 người chết và mất tích, thiệt hại kinh tế hơn 81.000 tỷ đồng do bão Yagi". Báo điện tử VTC News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-10-06. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ Kettley, Sebastian (2017-11-08). "Typhoon Damrey damage: Vietnam wrecked by strongest deadly typhoon". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  10. ↑ Julia Hollingsworth (21 October 2020). "More than 100 dead as Vietnam reels from 'worst floods in decades'". CNN. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  11. ↑ Britannica book of the year. 1981. [Events of 1980]. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1981. ISBN 978-0-85229-381-2. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19.
  12. ↑ "Storm death toll at 127". news.com.au. August 15, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Fifteen years on from the horrors of catastrophic blaze that rocked Saigon - VnExpress International". VnExpress International. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  14. ↑ trí, Dân (2007-11-22). ""Làng lốc" ngày ấy, bây giờ…". Báo điện tử Dân trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  15. ↑ "At least 10 killed, including four children, in Vietnam building blaze". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  16. ↑ "Fatalities In Vietnam's Can Tho Bridge Collapse Surge To 59". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  17. ↑ thanhnien.vn. "Toàn cảnh vụ lật tàu trên vịnh Hạ Long: Cơn giông ập đến, bi kịch xảy ra trong chớp mắt". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  18. ↑ "Vietnam karaoke bar fire kills at least 32 people". BBC News. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  19. ↑ Floods, landslides in northern Vietnam kill 23, leave 10 missing
  20. ↑ "Vietnam seeks foreign help to beat mystery skin disease". BBC News. 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  21. ↑ Phong, Báo điện tử Tiền (2006-11-21). "Quảng Ninh: 17 người chết và mất tích do mưa đá kèm lốc xoáy". Báo điện tử Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  22. ↑ "GLIDE Record". www.glidenumber.net. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  23. ↑ "Ship Sinks Off Vietnam, Only 1 of 19 Crew Rescued". The Indian Express. The Associated Press. January 4, 2015.
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