Tag: central region
Storm Etau brings heavy rain to central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Storm Etau, the 12th in the East Sea this year, is causing heavy downpours with total rainfall of 50-150mm, packing strong winds gusting up to 12 category in the country’s central region, the National Centre of Hydro-meteorological and Forecasting (NCHF) reported on November 10 morning.
Australia, Switzerland offer humanitarian assistance to central region
The Australian and Swiss governments have announced urgent humanitarian assistance to residents hit by the recent floods in Vietnam’s central region.
Foreign leaders extend sympathies over floods in central region
Leaders of Egypt and Germany have extended their sympathies to Vietnamese leaders over the heavy property and human losses caused by recent floods and landslides in the central region.
Central region records consecutive landslides in October 2020
Within October, central Vietnam got struck by three floods, four storms and a series of landslides that claimed 159 lives and left 71 missing.
Vietnam response plan calls for US$40 mln for central region
The United Nations Resident Coordinator and the Country Director of Save the Children on behalf of the Disaster Management Group have issued the 2020 Vietnam flood response plan to raise US$40 million to provide assistance for 177,000 of the most vulnerable flood-affected people hard hit in the central region.
Typhoon Goni heads towards Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa
VOV.VN - Currently located approximately 300 km southeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago, Typhoon Goni is heading towards Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa provinces, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Europe-based OVs raise funds for flood victims in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Vietnamese expats based in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Ukraine have offered their support for flood victims in the country’s central region by participating in various fundraising campaigns.
UK donates GBP500,000 to flood victims in central region
VOV.VN - The UK government has decided to donate GBP500,000 (US$650,500) for Vietnam to support flood-hit victims in the central region.
LongBien Marathon raises funds for flood victims in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Approximately 5,000 runners from 21 countries worldwide participated in the LongBien Marathon 2020 in the Viet Hung urban area of Hanoi on November 1, aiming to raise funds for flood victims in the central region.
Vietnamese in Malaysia, UK busy raising fund for flood victims in central region
Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.
