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Storm no. 4 – Super Typhoon Noru – September 2022
Super typhoon Noru made landfall in Central Vietnam in late September 2022. With the strongest sustained winds reaching level 12-13 (equivalent to 118 to 149 km/h), gusting over level 14, typhoon Noru severely affected the provinces from Quang Tri to Quang Nam, especially the areas of Da Nang city, Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue.
According to records, in Quang Nam and Da Nang, a series of houses had their roofs blown off, many areas suffered widespread power outages, while floods submerged thousands of hectares of rice and crops, causing severe damage to the agricultural sector.
Typhoon Noru also left at least 16 people dead and missing, thousands of houses were damaged and roofs were blown off, many areas were flooded, especially in coastal districts. The total damage caused by Typhoon Noru is estimated at more than 15,000 billion VND.
Storm No. 9 – Super Typhoon Molave - October 2020
Storm Molave made landfall in Central Vietnam in late October, affecting and causing heavy damage in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces.
With the wind speed of Molave in Quang Ngai city reaching 176 km/h, the super typhoon left 80 people dead and missing, with economic damage estimated at about 10,000 billion VND.
Many boats and houses were seriously damaged, of which Ly Son (Quang Ngai) suffered heavy losses with many boats sunk.
Storm No. 12 – Super Typhoon Damrey – November 2017
The storm hit Khanh Hoa – Phu Yen with winds reaching level 12, gusts of level 14, causing huge damage as this was the first time the two provinces were directly affected. The ‘baby elephant’ Damrey left more than 123 people dead and missing, affecting more than 4 million people.
Storm Damrey also destroyed 4,000 houses, damaged thousands of hectares of rice and crops, causing economic losses of up to VND22,700 billion (about USD1 billion), in addition to heavy rain and floods after the storm, severely affecting dike works and traffic infrastructure in the area.
Storm No. 14 – Super Typhoon Haiyan – November 2013
Before making landfall in Vietnam, super typhoon Haiyan killed more than 6,300 people and injured thousands in the Philippines.
In Vietnam, typhoon Haiyan also caused great damage after entering the Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Thanh Hoa areas with winds gusting above level 17, killing 18 people, leaving 2 missing, and injuring 93.
Typhoon Haiyan also caused 149 houses to collapse, thousands of hectares of crops were affected at the end of the year, seriously affecting the economy of the Northern Delta region.