The region is a major coffee production belt and home to popular beaches, but it is also prone to storms and floods. Nearly half of the fatalities were in Dak Lak province, where 27 people have died, while 14 people have died in Khanh Hoa province.
This photo taken on November 20, 2025 shows people wading through floodwaters in Nha Trang in Vietnam's coastal province of Khanh Hoa. Rescuers raced to find more than a dozen people still missing on November 22 after a week of heavy flooding in Vietnam, where authorities said at least 55 people have died. (AFP)
The government estimates the flooding has cost the economy around 8.98tn dong ($341mn). Over 235,000 houses were flooded and early 80,000 hectares of crops were damaged, Vietnam's disaster agency said.
