Tag: flood
Heavy rain floods parts of northern Vietnam
VOV.VN - Heavy rain has over the past 24 hours submerged parts of northern localities, including Hanoi, Vinh Phuc, and Ha Giang.
UNDP pledges additional 1,450 flood-resistant houses for Vietnam
VOV.VN - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) will help build an additional 1,450 flood-resistant houses for poor households in coastal provinces of Vietnam in the future, said Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative of the UNDP in Vietnam.
Hundreds of houses in Bac Giang inundated by flood water
VOV.VN - Hundreds of homes in Luc Ngan district of the northern province of Bac Giang have been left submerged in flood water following a period of torrential rain.
People learn to adapt to increasing threat of erratic weather conditions
VOV.VN - Vietnamese people have no alternative but to quickly adapt to the challenges posed by extreme weather occurring more often, while also taking measures to respond to climate change, according to hydro-meteorological forecasting experts.
Tropical depression and two storms to enter East Sea this week
VOV.VN - A tropical low-pressure system along with two storms to the east of the Philippines are likely to enter the East Sea from April 7 to April 8, according to information given by the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Anomalous natural disasters ravage central Vietnam
VOV.VN - The central region of Vietnam has suffered from unseasonal rain on a large scale for the past few days, causing a great loss of life and property.
Unseasonal rain wreaks havoc in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Torrential rain accompanied by whirlwinds have wrought mayhem in central provinces of Vietnam over the past two days.
Strong, fresh wave of cold air to hit north Vietnam this weekend
VOV.VN - A strong wave of cold air is likely to strike northern Vietnam this weekend and send temperatures plummeting across the region, according to the national weather forecast authority.
Expert points to three key pillars in climate change response
Amid the severe impact of climate change and sea level rise, especially in the Mekong Delta region, there are three key pillars for Vietnam to base itself on in designing policies to tackle the problem, Dr. Tran Huu Hiep underlined in his recent article run on Saigon Giai phong newspaper.
UNDP, WorldShare build more flood-resilient houses in Quang Binh
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WorldShare organisation have recently signed a cooperation agreement to build 73 flood-resilient houses for poor households affected by storms in the central province of Quang Binh.
