Tag: flash floods
Floods claims four lives in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - At least four people have died and tens of thousands of houses have been submerged after heavy rain triggered severe flooding in central Vietnam, said the National Steering Committee on Natural Disasters Prevention and Control on November 30.
Typhoon Kompasu weakens, nears central coast of Vietnam
VOV.VN - Typhoon Kompasu with winds gusting nearly 100kph near its centre has lost its strength after entering the Gulf of Tonkin, and it forecast to pound central coastal provinces of Vietnam later on October 14.
Typhoon Kompasu brings heavy downpours to northern and central regions
VOV.VN - Typhoon Kompasu, with winds speed reaching up to 120km per hour at its eye, is currently heading towards northcentral provinces, causing heavy rainfall to hit localities from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Kompasu enters East Sea, heads toward north-central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Tropical storm Kompasu traversed the Philippines into the East Sea on October 12 and is forecast to strike the north-central part of Vietnam in the next two days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
Vietnam to evacuate more than 330,000 residents as typhoon Conson nears
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s central coastal provinces have developed plans to evacuate a total of 331,392 residents from flood-prone areas before typhoon Conson makes landfall on September 12.
East Sea expects up to eight storms and tropical depressions this year
VOV.VN - Between six and eight storms and tropical depressions are likely to affect the East Sea during the remainder of the year, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting (NCHMF).
Vietnam to suffer up to nine storms this year
VOV.VN - Between seven and nine storms and tropical pressures are forecast to activate in the East Sea from now until the end of the year, with up to four storms directly impacting the Vietnamese mainland, according to National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting on August 19.
Tropical low depression strengthens into storm in East Sea
VOV.VN - A tropical low depression has gained its strength into a tropical storm, the third to hit the East Sea this year.
Tropical low depression brings heavy rain to northern Vietnam
VOV.VN - A tropical low depression has formed in the northern part of the East Sea and is anticipated to cause heavy rain in northern provinces of Vietnam in the coming days.
Natural disasters cost Vietnam VND508 billion in first half
A total of VND508 billion (US$22.14 million) was lost due to natural disasters between January and June this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
