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Human Casualties & Displacement

As of November 14, according to the Government of Vietnam (GVN), the following figures were reported following the initial flood disaster: 622 fatalities, 70 individuals missing, and a need for relief assistance for over one million people. Among them, according to provisional data from the Vietnamese Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control (CCFSC) 324 resided in Thua Thien Hue province. Owing to interrupted communication lines during the days after the flooding, it was impossible to maintain accurate statistics, however on November 9th it was reported that 15,000 people had to evacuate.

Impact on Healthcare

Healthcare facilities (510 clinics reported battered, and transportation routes suffered damage, limiting access to medical care. This disruption in health services potentially worsened existing health conditions and impeded immediate medical attention. While there were no reported epidemics among people post-flood, polluted river water remained a persistent health concern, aggravated by the lack of clean water systems. No epidemics were reported among the population following the floods, which is noteworthy. The likelihood of communicable diseases, specifically those transmitted via fecal-oral routes, rises significantly in flooded regions , due to limited access to clean drinking water , especially in Vietnam, a nation that is experiencing environmental contamination in their water resourses.

Housing, Infrastructure & Education

The Government of Vietnam reported that more than 470,493 households were impacted, with 41,846 homes completely destroyed and 870,000 homes sustaining damage. The flooding experience proved most distressing for the lowland residents, particularly for those who had nowhere to seek refuge when the water levels surged, reaching the rooftops of their homes. Intense winds generated fierce waves, complicating movement. Following floods, people commonly sought loans to strengthen their homes and reduce vulnerability to future flooding. Those with steady employment and income acquired housing credit from banks, while rural residents with less stable incomes found it easier to access private loans, albeit with high interest rates. Repaying these loans became difficult if post-flood production remained unstable. To aid the most impoverished, the Government, Red Cross, and NGOs provided housing assistance, including the construction of hundreds of stable houses.

According to a report published by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs sections of National Highway One, vital for connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, remained inaccessible for days after the flooding, as did extensive stretches of the north-south railway. Damaged roads resulted in the isolation of three inland districts within Thua Thien Hue. Erosion rendered 11 villages in two districts practically isolating them as if they were islands. A total of 267 kilometers of roadway and 5,416 meters of water resource conduits and transportation dykes, incurred substantial damage.

Despite substantial material damage (94,000 classrooms reported shattered ) education persevered relatively unscathed, with he majority of families continued to enroll their children in school, despite facing economic hardships.

It is estimated that the post-flood decline in the well-being of the affected residents, requires years to recover with substantial compensations needed to regain subjective losses.

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