This study was conducted in the three provinces in the North of Viet Nam most affected by the 2008 flash flood. 186 heads of the selected housholds, including 92 houshold having atleast one person died from the flood and 94 housholds having no person died. Results: 44.6 percent of the respondents reported "Not be able to prevent flash flood-related death". No diferrence was found between the two respondent groups (OR=1.0; 95 percent; CI: 0.54-1.87). The three leading reasons of not be able to prevent flash flood-related deaths include: (i) "As not being able to know when a flood will occur"; (ii) "As flash flood and landslides are natural calamities"; and (iii) "As it has high velocity and is accompanied with rock, landslide". Key recommendations for reducing flash flood-related deaths include establishment of an early warning system and implementation of education and communication on risks of flash flood and landslide.
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