Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on November 18 signed Decision No. 2514/QD-TTg, approving an emergency allocation of VND50 billion (US$1.89 million) to the south-central province of Khanh Hoa to address serious damage caused by recent flooding.

VOV.VN - A strong cold spell has swept across most northern provinces, causing a sharp drop in temperatures, while persistent heavy rains continue to batter the central region, raising the risk of widespread flooding.

VOV.VN - As of November 7, Typhoon Kalmaegi has caused extensive damage across Vietnam’s central region, leaving at least five people dead, three missing, and 17 injured, according to a preliminary report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Heavy rains and floods had caused 37 deaths, and left five missing and 78 injured across the country as of 8:30 on November 3, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

VOV.VN - Central Vietnam is facing widespread landslides and flooding after several days of torrential rain, with Hue, Da Nang, and Quang Ngai among the hardest-hit localities.

VOV.VN - Authorities in Nha Trang city, central Vietnam, have rescued a male tourist from Moldova from drowning at a local beach.

VOV.VN - Northern Vietnam will experience a cold front starting October 13, bringing rain over the next three consecutive days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

There is an urgent need for Vietnam to enhance response measures and protect the dyke system, given prolonged heavy rain and flooding in the northern and north-central regions caused by three consecutive storms in just 13 days from September 22 to October 3.

VOV.VN - Prolonged thunderstorms and torrential rain caused by Typhoon Matmo hit Noi Bai International Airport on the night of October 6 and the morning of October 7, thus reducing visibility to under 1 km, producing level‑7 wind gusts, and creating wind shear at take‑off and landing areas, disrupting flight operations.

VOV.VN - Heavy rains that hit northern Vietnam, including Hanoi, began to ease gradually from the afternoon of October 7, though moderate showers may return to the northeast early October 8, according to Nguyen Van Huong, Head of the Weather Forecasting Department at the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).