A violent storm and flood put the Huế citadel 2.5 m under water and broke the flagstaff; more than 1,000 people drowned in Thừa Thiên, and in Quảng Trị 79 died and 3,000 houses fell.
Natural disaster
Typhoon and flood of 1844 at Huế
- October 1844
- Southeast Asia
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