- Type:
- Flood
- Date:
- May 12, 2002 CE
- Location:
- Viet Nam
- Deaths:
- 6
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other flood records of 2002 CE
- India, Bangladesh · 503 deaths
- Nepal · 380 deaths
- China · 326 deaths
- India · 169 deaths
- Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania · 160 deaths
- Viet Nam · 155 deaths
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171 · License: CC0 1.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Flood: Viet Nam (2002-05-12) (2002 CE) happen?
- May 12, 2002 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2025): Global Flood Records v0.9.0, doi:10.5281/zenodo.19288171; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.