List of disasters in Vietnam by death toll

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The list of disasters in Vietnam by death toll includes major disasters and accidents - excluding warfare and other intentional acts - that took place on Vietnamese soil and resulted in 10 or more fatalities:

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DisasterTypeLocationDeathsDateReferences
COVID-19 pandemic Pandemic Nationwide40,000+2020 to present [1]
Typhoon Haiphong Typhoon Haiphong 3,000October 1881 [2] [3]
1906 Thua Thien Hue Tsunami Tsunami Thừa Thiên Huế 72411 September 1904 [4]
1999 Vietnamese floods Flood Central Vietnam600October–November 1999 [5]
Dongnai train disaster Accident Đồng Nai province 200+17 March 1982 [6]
Typhoon Damrey Typhoon Central Vietnam106November 18, 2017 [7]
2020 Central Vietnam floods Flood Central Vietnam100+October–November 2020 [8]
Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire Fire Ho Chi Minh City 6029 October 2002 [9]
2023 Hanoi building fire Fire Hanoi 5613 September 2023 [10]
Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge Construction collapse Cần Thơ 5526 September 2007 [11]
2022 Vietnam karaoke bar fire Fire Ho Chi Minh City 326 September 2022 [12]
2018 Northern Vietnam floods Flood Northern Vietnam2323 June 2018 [13]
Quảng Ngãi skin disease outbreak Disease Quảng Ngãi province 1921 April 2012 [14]
MS Bulk Jupiter Shipwreck Coast of Vũng Tàu 16+1 January 2015 [15]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tropical Storm Sonca (2017)</span> Pacific tropical storm in 2017

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Typhoon Damrey (2017)</span> Pacific typhoon in 2017

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Central Vietnam floods</span> Series of severe rainfall and floods in Central Vietnam in 2020

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tropical Storm Linfa</span> Pacific tropical storm in 2020

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tropical cyclones in Vietnam</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Hanoi building fire</span> Fatal blaze in Vietnam

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