Thinking of heading to Central Vietnam over the next few weeks?
Maybe do some research first as the weather could play havoc with your plans during storm season.
Travellers visiting the region, including Danang, Hue and Hoi An, have been advised by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to be wary of possible disruptions due to major flooding and power outages, following heavy rainfall in the region.
Some tourists were evacuated by boat from Hoi An this week and re-located to other hotels after the Hoai River rose by two metres.
The heavy rain has turned Hoi An’s ancient streets into rivers.
Reuters reported the floods had killed at least nine people and left five missing.
As locals rushed to save their belongings in Hoi An, they started relying on boats instead of motorbikes, since parts of the historic town remain buried beneath two metres of water.
As water from the Thu Bon and Vu Gia rivers spilled over their banks, entire communes near Danang were cut off, local media reported.
Weather forecasts suggest heavy rains and floods will continue in the coming days.
Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, reported intense downpours across Hue, Danang, and neighbouring central provinces.
Khiem said the extreme weather resulted from a combination of a low-level cold air mass, an intensifying intertropical convergence zone moving northward, and strong easterly winds at altitudes of 1,500 to 5,000 meters - a typical pattern behind prolonged downpours in central Vietnam.
Khiem warned that central Vietnam may experience multiple rainstorms through mid-December, particularly from Ha Tinh to Danang, Khanh Hoa, and eastern parts of Quang Ngai to Dak Lak.
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