Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on May 23 signed an urgent directive, requesting serious measures to address the growing threats of landslides, flash floods, and scattered flooding in northern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpours overnight and into the morning of May 23 caused localized flooding in some areas of northern mountainous Yen Bai and Lao Cai provinces, disrupting traffic and damaging property.

VOV.VN - Severe flooding triggered by torrential rain over the past two days has left five people dead and three injured across several northern provinces of Vietnam, including Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang.

VOV.VN - A cold air mass is moving southward, bringing heavy rain to large parts of Vietnam, from the northern to central regions of the country, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Localities in the central and Central Highland regions of Vietnam have experienced unusually heavy rain over the past few days, prompting meteorologists to warn about a possibility of flash floods and landslides to hit the regions.

A workshop introducing an underground plastic rainwater tank as a solution for urban flood control, groundwater recharge and water reuse took place in Hanoi on February 10.

VOV.VN - In the final hours of the year 2024, thousands of locals and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City flocked to the city center to enjoy programmes organized to ring in the New Year 2025.

VOV.VN - Storm Pabuk, the 10th of its kind to hit the East Sea this year, is expected to weaken into a tropical depression on December 25, but it will still bring heavy rain to the central and south-central regions of Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on November 28 organised the 12th Vietnam-Japan disaster management cooperation dialogue, discussing new approaches to flood reduction using risk information.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in his recent dispatch to ministers and provincial leaders has called for proactive and effective measures to address severe weather conditions and mitigate the impact of prolonged heavy rains and flooding in the central region.