Tag: landslide
UK donates GBP500,000 to flood victims in central region
VOV.VN - The UK government has decided to donate GBP500,000 (US$650,500) for Vietnam to support flood-hit victims in the central region.
Typhoon Molave leaves roads throughout central Vietnam damaged
VOV.VN - The impact of typhoon Molave has served to damage the Ho Chi Minh Trail, in addition to the La Son-Tuy Loan highway and key roads in the central region, with repair work set to carried out in a rapid manner to help bring transportation back to normal and mitigate the affect of local landslides.
Goni enters East Sea, becoming 10th typhoon to hit Vietnam
VOV.VN - Storm Goni, the tenth typhoon of the year, entered the East Sea on the morning of November 2 after sweeping down the Philippines, according to the National Centre of Hydro-meteorological and Forecasting (NCHF).
Helicopter drops supplies to inaccessible communes
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Air Force - Air Defense Force on November 1 dispatched a helicopter to deliver emergency supplies to approximately 3,000 local residents of two communes in Quang Nam completely isolated by flashfloods and landslides.
Super Typhoon Goni to be downgraded ahead of landfall
VOV.VN - Super Typhoon Goni is forecast to be downgraded to a tropical storm before it strikes Vietnam early next week, according to the National Centre of Hydro-meteorological and Forecasting.
Sniffer dogs join search operation at landslide site
VOV.VN - Sniffer dogs from the Ministry of National Defence have been mobilised to join a mass search and rescue operation for 12 missing victims at a landslide site in Tra Leng commune of Nam Tra My district in Quang Nam province.
Helicopters to provide food for 3,000 residents in cut-off areas
VOV.VN - Helicopters are set to be deployed to drop daily necessities in Phuoc Thanh and Phuoc Loc communes of Quang Nam province, where approximately 3,000 local residents have been left cut off by flooding and landslides in recent days.
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.
Vietnam to brace for super typhoon Goni
VOV.VN - Super typhoon Goni packing winds of more than 200kph is entering the East Sea and is forecast to head toward Vietnam, which has been ravaged by recent storms, in a couple of days.
Rescue work continues overnight at landslide site
VOV.VN - Hundreds of soldiers of Military Zone 5 have been tirelessly carrying out rescue efforts at a landslide site in Tra Leng commune of Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province.
