Tag: flashfloods
Rare cold air wave in 40 years to hit North Vietnam this week
VOV.VN - Northern provinces of Vietnam are expected to endure a cold air wave in May – a weather phenomenon rarely seen in the past 40 years.
Central Vietnam gears up for heavy rain as tropical storm likely to turn into storm
VOV.VN - The central region is forecast to experience a spell of heavy rain and flooding over the coming days as a tropical depression entering the East Sea is likely to strengthen into a storm.
Dianmu weakens, heavy rain drenches central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Storm Dianmu was downgraded to a tropical low depression when it battered Vietnam’s central coastal region early on September 24, causing rough seas and torrential rain.
Decade-long master plan to tackle climate change gets go-ahead
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently granted approval to a master plan aimed at developing Vietnamese cities towards the year 2030 in response to climate change challenges.
160,000 residents to be evacuated due to incoming Typhoon Vamco
VOV.VN - Local authorities in Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri provinces are planning to evacuate more than 160,000 residents due to Typhoon Vamco which is anticipated to hit the central coast of Vietnam late on November 14.
Residents advised to stay indoors as typhoon Vamco hits
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has warned people in the central region to stay indoors during the height of typhoon Vamco which is expected to batter Vietnam on November 14.
400,000 residents flee homes ahead of Storm Etau’s landfall
VOV.VN - Local authorities from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan provinces have made plans to evacuate approximately 400,000 local residents before Storm Etau makes landfall on November 10.
Vietnam impacted by widening weather extremes: Minister
Extreme weather conditions are becoming more common regionally and globally and have greatly affected Vietnam, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha told lawmakers in Hanoi on November 5.
Vietnam to evacuate 28,000 residents ahead of Goni landfall
VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities are scrambling to evacuate more than 28,000 residents before tropical Goni makes landfall scheduled for early November 6.
Helicopter drops supplies to inaccessible communes
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Air Force - Air Defense Force on November 1 dispatched a helicopter to deliver emergency supplies to approximately 3,000 local residents of two communes in Quang Nam completely isolated by flashfloods and landslides.
