Hanoi: Vietnam is urgently rethinking how it deals with floods and extreme weather, as climate change continues to fuel more powerful storms and heavy rainfall across the country.

Over the past month, intense floods have swept through central Vietnam, killing at least 40 people and displacing thousands. Landslides have destroyed homes, roads, and crops, while many rural villages remain isolated after days of rain. The ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was left underwater, with residents wading through waist-deep floods to salvage what they could.

As another powerful system, Typhoon Kalmaegi, forms in the East Sea, authorities fear more destruction is on the way. Vietnam’s disaster management agencies have warned of continuing heavy rains and possible flash floods in

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