Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to stay ready to respond to natural disasters.

VOV.VN - Between seven and nine storms and tropical pressures are forecast to activate in the East Sea from now until the end of the year, with up to four storms directly impacting the Vietnamese mainland, according to National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting on August 19.

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression is moving along the northern and central coasts of Vietnam, bringing torrential rain to coastal localities of the northern and central regions.

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression has gained its strength into a tropical storm, the third to hit the East Sea this year.

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression has formed in the northern part of the East Sea and is anticipated to cause heavy rain in northern provinces of Vietnam in the coming days.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 17 extended a message of sympathy to President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier over severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting under the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and HydroScan Company of Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on the transfer of real-time flood forecast technology for Hanoi’s inner areas.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpours on the morning of July 6 inundated many areas throughout Dien Bien Phu city and the northern province of Dien Bien, severely impacting the daily lives of local residents.

VOV.VN - Between 10 and 12 storms and tropical depressions are anticipated to hit the East Sea between now and the end of this year, with roughly half expected to directly impact the Vietnamese mainland, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

A total of VND508 billion (US$22.14 million) was lost due to natural disasters between January and June this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).