Between January and October, Vietnam has been battered by natural disasters that have resulted in 279 individuals either dead or missing. The financial toll of these calamities has surpassed $2 billion, according to official reports.

In a poignant image capturing the crisis, a Vietnamese man can be seen carrying a cat through the floodwaters, highlighting the human and animal plight. The scale of destruction is vast and widespread.

One survivor, Si, shared that by the time he and others had to resort to climbing a ladder to seek refuge on their roof, fear had given way to resilience.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reported that as of Sunday, four communes in the Dak Lak province remain submerged, underscoring the ongoing challenges faced by the affected communities.

Several locations on national highways remained blocked on Sunday due to flooding or landslides, according to the environment ministry, and some railway sections were still suspended.