Tag: flash floods
PM requests putting response plans in place as heavy rain blasts north
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries and localities, especially mountainous localities in the north to closely monitor and put response plans in place as a round of heavy rain is striking northern Vietnam.
Hailstones, whirlwinds wreak havoc across northern localities
VOV.VN - Yen Bai, Ha Giang and Phu Tho are among northern localities of Vietnam that have suffered serious property damage due to hailstones and whirlwinds caused by the current weak cold spell.
Flooding threatens central Vietnam as residents scramble to evacuate homes
VOV.VN - Torrential rain has over the past few days triggered floods in central Vietnam, forcing local residents to move to a higher ground for safety reasons.
Heavy downpours and landslides disrupt travel on North-South rail route
VOV.VN - Heavy rain over the past two days have triggered landslides in the central province of Ha Tinh, disrupting travel on the North-South rail route running across the locality.
Flash floods sweep away three people in northern Lao Cai province
VOV.VN - Heavy rain which hit on the night of September 12 caused flash floods and landslides to hit several areas, resulting in the deaths of three people, leaving seven others missing in Sa Pa district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.
PM calls for greater efforts in mitigating damage from landslides and flash floods
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a dispatch on August 8 requesting efforts be made to prevent, control, and mitigate damage from landslides, riverbank and coastal erosion, and flash floods.
Natural disasters leave 49 dead over six-month period
VOV.VN - Natural disasters hitting localities throughout Vietnam had left 49 dead and 36 missing over the past six months, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Cleanup operation starts in Nghe An after flash floods wreak havoc
VOV.VN - Residents of the mountainous district of Ky Son in the central province of Nghe An have returned home to retrieve their belongings and assess the damage done to the local area following a series of devastating flash floods.
Storm Mulan circulation leaves six dead and missing
VOV.VN - A total of six people have been confirmed dead with several others missing throughout the northern region following torrential rains and floods caused by Storm Mulan’s circulation.
Vietnam assumes central role in SEA flash flood guidance system
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) recently signed a document with the World Meteorological Ogranization (WMO) for further co-operation in the Regional Center for Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System (SeAFFGS).
