VOV.VN - A deluge of rain hit several northern localities from September 30 to October 1, causing severe flooding and landslides to occur on a number of key roads, according to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue.

La Nina, with a greater possibility of occurring in the remaining months of this year, may cause the risk of heavy rains, storms and floods, especially in the central region, according to Head of the Weather Forecast Department under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHF) Nguyen Van Huong.

The Governor of Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, Nagasaki Kotaro, on September 24 presented the token of JPY1 million (over US$6,900) to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to support the country’s disaster relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Soulik has brought heavy rain to central Vietnam for the past few days, claiming four lives, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Spells of torrential rain currently battering northern and northcentral Vietnamese provinces are forecast to continue to linger over the next few days, posing a high risk of flash floods and landslides in these localities, warned meteorologists.

Over the past few days, Vietnamese embassies and communities in Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Japan and Tanzania have launched donation drives to raise funds for people affected by typhoon Yagi at home.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) received a second batch of emergency relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on humanitarian aid and community development, at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport on September 22.

VOV.VN - With storm No. 4 weakening into a tropical low-pressure zone, severe floods are expected as the water level of many rivers in central localities such as Quang Binh province and Da Nang city is rising swiftly.

VOV.VN - With high tides leading to severe flooding in Ho Chi Minh City on the early morning of September 20, local people were forced to endure additional challenges as they attempted to go about their daily lives.

VOV.VN - With storm No. 4 weakening into a tropical low-pressure zone, several central localities will continue to experience heavy downpours with a high risk of flash floods and landslides occurring, especially in the mountainous areas from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.