In the types of marine disasters in Vietnam, floods and typhoons are one of the most devastating natural disasters, often occurring in the coastal provinces of North and Central Vietnam. There are about 10 typhoons in the South China Sea, of which about four to six storms hit Vietnamese coasts from May to December. Over the past few years, Vietnam has been directly affected by 10 to 12 typhoons. the typhoon struck a year. Storms often cause water surge to impact the coastal zone. Over the past 30 years, up to half of the storms that hit Vietnam have caused a water level rise of over 1 m and 11% of storms have raised sea levels above 2 m. In very special circumstances, typhoons can form up to several meters high. In some coastal areas, typhoons create waves and shorten the coastline. As a consequence, storm surges cause deep water intrusion into the land. Typhoons caused huge damage to fishermen fishing at sea, destroying aquaculture facilities, destroying dyke systems to prevent salinisation, bringing saltwater intrusion into the rice fields and coastal residential areas. sea. Strong storms also cause damage to houses, buildings, fruit trees and crops.
