VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 17 extended a message of sympathy to President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier over severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting under the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and HydroScan Company of Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on the transfer of real-time flood forecast technology for Hanoi’s inner areas.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpours on the morning of July 6 inundated many areas throughout Dien Bien Phu city and the northern province of Dien Bien, severely impacting the daily lives of local residents.

VOV.VN - Between 10 and 12 storms and tropical depressions are anticipated to hit the East Sea between now and the end of this year, with roughly half expected to directly impact the Vietnamese mainland, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

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 first phase of a VND10 trillion (US$433.3 million) project to control flooding caused by tides in the Ho Chi Minh City has so far seen 90% of its workload completed, informed the investor Trung Nam Group on July 2.

VOV.VN - The longest period of heavy rain this summer hit Ho Chi Minh City on the early morning of May 25, causing the majority of main roads throughout the city to be flooded, resulting in heavy traffic lasting for several hours.

Construction of 11 anti-flooding projects and one environmental sanitation project costing more than VND8 trillion (US$347.83 million) will begin in HCM City before the end of the year, the municipal Department of Construction has said.

VOV.VN - Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam Saud F. M. Al-Suwelim, on behalf of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, on April 23 presented the token of US$150,000 in humanitarian aid to help Vietnam’s central provinces affected by recent storms and floods.

VOV.VN - The General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has come together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to hold a seminar on April 16 in Hanoi aimed at boosting capacity building as part of integrated disaster risk management in the context of climate change.