Viet Nam: Typhoon Damrey & flooding in the Central and Highland regions of Viet Nam Situation Report No. 4 (as of 13 December 2017)
20 December 2017
Situation overview
Typhoon Damrey, or Storm No.12, made landfall in Viet Nam on 4 November 2017, with winds of up to 135 km/hour. The typhoon and continued heavy rainfall affected more than 4.33 million people in 15 provinces in the Central Regions of Viet Nam.
3,550 houses were destroyed in the Typhoon, and a further 134,000 houses were partially damaged. In Khanh Hoa province alone, 114,000 homes have been either partially or fully damaged.
One month after the typhoon struck, food security and livelihood, shelter, water, hygiene, food and livelihood needs remain.
The Government of Viet Nam estimates the economic loss because of the typhoon to be VND 22,680 billion (US$ 996.9 million).
On 4 December 2017, the UN in Viet Nam launched a Flooding Response Plan, identifying financial needs of US$ 54.0 million to cover humanitarian needs. As of 13 December, the Response Plan is 30 percent funded.
Early recovery funding needs, as estimated by the Government of Viet Nam, add up to a total of US$ 142 million.