Hanoi, Oct 28, 2025 (AFP) - Vietnam city sees record 1.7 m rainfall in 24 hours: environment ministry

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2025-10-28

The central Vietnamese city of Hue recorded more than a metre of rainfall in a 24-hour period, smashing a national record set over two decades ago, the environment ministry said Tuesday. From 7:00 pm Sunday to 7:00 pm Monday in Hue city, three measuring stations recorded rainfall of 1.7 metres (five feet seven inches), 1.1 metres and over 1.0 metre, the ministry said in a statement. The previous 24-hour rainfall record was 0.99 metres, set in Hue......

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