Tag: flooding
Central Vietnam bracing for heavy downpours, massive flooding
VOV.VN - The central region of Vietnam has experienced torrential rainfall of up to 800mm over the past few days that triggered water levers in major rivers from Nghe An to Thua Thien-Hue provinces to swell up quickly, leading to the risk of inundation, flash floods, and landslides.
German organisation, state grant water filters to Vietnam
A total of 30 portable membrane water filters donated by the World University Service of Germany (WUS) to people in central Vietnam’s flood-hit areas arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on November 8.
Heavy downpours and landslides disrupt travel on North-South rail route
VOV.VN - Heavy rain over the past two days have triggered landslides in the central province of Ha Tinh, disrupting travel on the North-South rail route running across the locality.
Da Nang streets submerged once more following hours of heavy rainfall
VOV.VN - Due to the impact of the recent tropical depression, Da Nang city was once again hit by a heavy downpour on the morning of October 17, leading to significant flooding on many streets throughout the central city.
Central Vietnam to brace for tropical depression, more heavy rain
VOV.VN - A low pressure area in the East Sea is likely to strengthen into a tropical depression that is anticipated to batter central Vietnam that has been enduring a long spell of heavy rain for several days.
Flood alert raised in central Vietnam as heavy rain continues hitting region
VOV.VN - Meteorologists have raised the flood alert level in central Vietnam to four in the country’s five-level natural disaster risk system amid torrential rain continuing to batter localities in the region, especially Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue.
Four died, one missing due to heavy rain, floods in northern provinces
Four people have died and gone missing due to prolonged heavy rains and floods that hit northern mountainous provinces over the weekend.
Vietnam has highest number of child displacements due to natural disasters
Vietnam saw a total of 930,000 children having to leave their homes in the six-year period between 2016 and 2021 due to extreme weather phenomena such as floods, storms and drought, according to a new UNICEF report released on October 6.
HCM City, German state seek cooperation opportunities in vocational training
Ho Chi Minh City highly values Germany’s capacity for education and vocation training, and wishes to step up cooperation with Lower Saxony state in this field through specific projects, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan told visiting Minister-President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil on October 6.
Six dead and two missing in northern and central Vietnam flooding
VOV.VN - Eight people have been reported dead and missing following the recent downpours which unleashed floods and landslides across the northern and central regions.
