The nation records from 10-15 flash floods each year, mostly in the northern mountainous, central, Central Highlands and southeastern regions, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Vu Duc Long said on January 15.
VOV.VN - Flash floods hit Tra Leng commune of Nam Tra My district in the central province of Quang Nam on November 6, with a total of 14 houses in village 2 being swept away as a result of the weather event.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has asked ministries, agencies and localities to seriously follow directions of the Secretariat, Prime Minister and head of the Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control on response to the eighth storm and overcoming consequences of flooding in the central region.
VOV.VN - Heavy rain and floods in central Vietnam over the past few days have left at least 61 dead and four missing, while water levels in the region’s major rivers are swelling up again.
VOV.VN - Central provinces are braced for lashing rain again, starting October 16, as a tropical low depression is forecast to strike the central coast this evening, according to the latest weather forecast bulletin.
VOV.VN - Flash floods triggered by a prolonged period of heavy rain in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on August 16-17 has caused serious damage throughout the locality.
VOV.VN - A tropical depression which has formed in the East Sea is likely to strengthen into a storm which is expected to dump heavy rain on northern and central provinces on weekends.
VOV.VN - Torrential rain lashed the capital on the afternoon of July 20 to provide relief for local residents after experiencing soaring temperatures in recent days.
VOV.VN - Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed three people and injured three others in northern Vietnam over the past day.