An anti-drought, erosion and flooding project funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan has got in-principle approval from the provincial People’s Council.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 17 sent a message of sympathy to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after learning that heavy rains have occurred in recent days, causing serious floods and huge losses of human and property in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

VOV.VN - El Nino is gradually weakening and is anticipated to change to La Nina in the last months of the year, causing heavy rain in the central region, a scenario similar to the historic flooding that led to catastrophic consequences throughout central localities in 2020, warned meteorologists.

VOV.VN - Yen Bai, Ha Giang and Phu Tho are among northern localities of Vietnam that have suffered serious property damage due to hailstones and whirlwinds caused by the current weak cold spell.

More than 1,100 natural disasters have taken place across Vietnam this year, heard a conference held by the office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in Hanoi on December 22.

VOV.VN - Heavy rains and floods hitting the central region over the past few days have killed two residents and left three others in Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.

VOV.VN - A prolonged spell of heavy rain over the past two days have flooded streets in Hoi An Ancient City, a World Heritage Site in central Vietnam, making them impassable.

VOV.VN - Torrential rain has over the past few days triggered floods in central Vietnam, forcing local residents to move to a higher ground for safety reasons.

VOV.VN - The central region of Vietnam has experienced torrential rainfall of up to 800mm over the past few days that triggered water levers in major rivers from Nghe An to Thua Thien-Hue provinces to swell up quickly, leading to the risk of inundation, flash floods, and landslides.

A total of 30 portable membrane water filters donated by the World University Service of Germany (WUS) to people in central Vietnam’s flood-hit areas arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on November 8.