Tag: flash floods
Lashing rain let up, hot weather to soon return to north
VOV.VN - Northern Vietnam will brace itself for a heat wave that is expected to bake the region in the coming days as soon as lashing rain stops, according to the national Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Flash floods and landslides leave 19 dead or missing in northern region
VOV.VN - As many as 19 people have been reported either dead or missing in the northern provinces of Son La and Dien Bien, as well as in the capital city of Hanoi as a result of flash floods caused by the circulation of Storm Prapiroon.
Complicated stormy season anticipated as El Nino fades, La Nina comes
VOV.VN - Vietnam will brace itself for a complicated stormy season ahead as El Nino has ended its cycle and La Nina is coming soon, warned national meteorologists.
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).
