Red Cross Society appeals for community support for people in flood-hit areas
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has called on individuals and organisations at home and abroad to support central provinces hit by recent storms and flooding.
PM requests efforts to deal with floods in northern mountainous region
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch asking competent localities to focus resources on dealing with consequences of floods and heavy rains in the northern mountainous region since April 16 that had claimed three lives in Van Ban district, Lao Cai province.
Roads in Cao Bang damaged by heavy rains, floods
Torrential rains and floods from October 20 to 26 destroyed many roads in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, severely affecting transport and local people’s lives.
Mountainous schools damaged by heavy rains
Landslides triggered by torrential rains over the past two days have buried many houses and classrooms of Trung Son Primary School in the mountainous district of Quan Hoa in Thanh Hoa province.
Hanoi moves to address flood impact in suburbs
Hanoi is working to address the aftermath of floods after heavy rain in many outlying districts last week.
Police forces help people overcome floods
PSNews – The Provincial-Level Committees of Climate Change Response, Natural Disaster Prevention and Rescue (Directing Board) under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), Fire Police Departments from Ha Tinh to Quang Binh and various relevant agencies received urgent dispatch No.13 on preparation for tropical depressions, heavy rains and floods.
Thai Nguyen Police help examinees amid flooding
PSNews-On the morning of June 23, the city of Thai Nguyen witnessed a heavy rain lasting 3 hours, flooding streets in the city.
More heavy rains to hit Hanoi
The northern region, including Hanoi, is forecast to see heavy rains in several days to come, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Giant sinkhole appears in HCMC
PSNews-Unusual heavy rains resulted in a giant sinkhole at a road junction in HCMC, causing troubles to various vehicles.
Heavy rain hurts farmers in Mekong Delta
PSNews-Heavy rains on February 1 caused considerable losses to various areas of agricultural production in the Mekong Delta, particularly spring rice fields, vegetables, salt and shrimp farms.
Central Vietnam in for stormy weather this weekend
A low pressure area now menacing off the coast may strengthened into a typhoon on Sunday or Monday.