VOV.VN - Localities should be vigilant about the path of typhoon Saudel, the eighth storm to hit the East Sea this year, and make thorough preparations in order to cope with the weather event ahead of it making landfall in the central region, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung told a meeting held on October 21 in Hanoi.

The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) has sent aid to the two Vietnamese provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri hit by flooding that has caused loss of life and property.

VOV.VN - Saudel, the eight storm of this year, is moving west at a speed of 10-15 km per hour, around 770 km to the east-southeast of Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and is forecast to gain strength and bring rain to all localities across the country in the coming days.

The Vietnamese people community in the Czech Republic on October 19 held a ceremony to raise fund for flood victims back in Vietnam’s central region.

VOV.VN - Local footballers have joined citizens nationwide to raise funds in an effort to support the victims of recent flooding which has hit central Vietnam.

Through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japanese government is assisting flood victims in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue with 50 water purifiers and 250 plastic mattresses, helping ease difficulties the victims are suffering, the JICA said on October 19.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain in the central region over the past two days has caused floodwater to rise at a rapid pace, negatively impacting the daily lives of local people.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 18 offered sympathies to his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on the heavy human and property losses caused by serious floods in the country.

VOV.VN - Many areas throughout the Mekong Delta region were affected by rising tides, in addition to floodwater from the Mekong river, on October 18, with further flooding expected in the coming two days.

Newest carrier Bamboo Airways begins to carry relief goods to flood-hit victims in the central region free-of-charge starting from October 19, a representative of the airline has said.