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).

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.

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).

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.

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression has gained its strength into a tropical storm, the third to hit the East Sea this year.

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.

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).

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.