Tag: flood
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 claim 267 lives over seven-month period
VOV.VN - As many as 1,753 natural disasters hit Vietnam during the first seven months of the year, leaving 267 dead, 78 missing, and 291 injured, a conference of the national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control heard on August 7.
Heavy rain and landslides leave four dead and three injured in Lai Chau
VOV.VN - Prolonged heavy rain in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau over the past few days has triggered landslides in Than Uyen district, killing four locals and injuring three others.
Vietnam sends sympathy to China over flood losses
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 2 sent a message of sympathy to Premier Li Qiang of China over the big losses of human lives and property caused by storm-triggered rains and floods in a number of Chinese localities, including Beijing, Tianjin cities and Hebei province.
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WB approves nearly US$130 million to help Nghe An improve livability
The World Bank Board of Directors on July 31 approved a project worth US$129.6 million to strengthen flood resilience and improve sanitation, transport, and public space infrastructure in Nghe An province's Vinh city - a political, economic, and cultural centre of the north-central coastal region.
Floods and heavy rain kill five in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Heavy rain over the past few days flooded parts of southern and central regions of Vietnam, killing at least five people and damaging hundreds of local houses.
Vietnam plans mass evacuation as typhoon TALIM looms
VOV.VN - Northern provinces of Vietnam have developed plans to evacuate approximately 30,000 ahead of the landfall of typhoon TALIM which is due on July 18.
PM orders forces on standby as typhoon TALIM moves closer to northern coast
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take immediate measures to cope with powerful typhoon TALIM that is heading towards the northern coast.
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).
HCM City steps up efforts to remove roadblocks to key projects
VOV.VN -Ho Chi Minh City is making every effort to reactivate several key projects that have been shelved for years with the aim of helping ease flooding and traffic congestion.
