Tag: flooding
PM inspects post-flood recovery in central region
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 1 visited and presented gifts to a number of families badly affected by typhoon Molave in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces.
UNFPA assists female flood victims in central region
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has provided aid worth US$540,000 in support of women and girls in Vietnam’s six central provinces affected by devastating floods.
US grants additional US$2 million to flood victims
VOV.VN - The United States is providing an additional US$2 million in humanitarian assistance to respond to Typhoon Molave and the ongoing severe flooding that has affected central Vietnam since early October.
Red Cross offers emergency aid to flood victims
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) Central Committee stated on October 30 that it has provided an inital emergency aid package worth VND2.6 billion (US$112,000) to four flood-hit provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, and Phu Yen.
Heavy downpours engulf streets throughout Vinh city
VOV.VN - A prolonged period of torrential rain as a consequence of Typhoon Molave has battered Vinh city, central Vietnam, leaving the city with severe flooding and disrupting commuters’ travel.
Heavy rain turns streets in Vinh city into rivers
VOV.VN - Downpours over the past two days have inundated areas throughout Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An, with many streets and residential areas left flooded as a result of the heavy rainfall.
Seven working groups set up to handle flood consequences
The Ministry of Health (MoH) on October 29 decided to establish seven working groups to address post-flooding environmental issues, promote disease prevention, and offer nutrition consultation to seven central provinces which were hit by recent storms and floods.
PM Phuc orders urgent aid to relieve flood-hit localities
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested on October 30 that urgent assistance be provided to localities that have been devastated by recent flooding.
Vietnamese in Malaysia, UK busy raising fund for flood victims in central region
Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.
Rescue efforts underway after typhoon Molave dissipates
VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and a working group of the front steering committee visited Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province to give assessment of damage caused by typhoon Molave as soon as it dissipated on October 28 afternoon.
