Tag: disaster
Funeral held for 22 landslide victims in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Thousands of people on October 22 paid tribute to 22 military officers and soldiers who died in a landslide in Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, several days ago.
ASEAN offers aid to flood-hit central provinces
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) has sent aid to the two Vietnamese provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri hit by flooding that has caused loss of life and property.
Storm Saudel gains strength, bringing rain to all localities
VOV.VN - Saudel, the eight storm of this year, is moving west at a speed of 10-15 km per hour, around 770 km to the east-southeast of Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and is forecast to gain strength and bring rain to all localities across the country in the coming days.
Vietnamese in Czech, Poland raise fund to help flood victims
The Vietnamese people community in the Czech Republic on October 19 held a ceremony to raise fund for flood victims back in Vietnam’s central region.
PM: Efforts needed to prevent a ‘twin disaster’
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked localities and sectors, especially the health sector, to work harder to prevent a ‘twin disaster’ in Vietnam, while chairing a COVID-19 response meeting in Hanoi on October 19.
Central Vietnam floods, landslides leave 84 dead, 38 missing
VOV.VN - Flash floods and landslides triggered by downpours in the central region have claimed 84 lives and left 38 others missing, according to Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
US grants US$100,000 aid to storm Linfa-affected victims
VOV.VN - The United State will grant US$100,000 in disaster relief to help Vietnam to address the immediate humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities in areas most affected by tropical storm Linfa.
Awards honour outstanding press works in disaster prevention, control
The 2019 National Press Awards for Disaster Prevention and Control, the first of its kind, were presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 13.
No subjectivity in disaster prevention, control: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested authorities from the central to local levels to always take the initiative and avoid subjectivity in natural disaster prevention and control.
Floods claim six lives in northern Vietnam
VOV.VN - Torrential rain over the past few days has triggered flash floods and landslides across northern mountainous provinces, killing six local people, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
