The capital city of Hanoi has decided to allocate VND8 billion (over US$300,000) in relief to help the northern mountainous provinces of Dien Bien and Son La recover from flash floods and landslides.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 2 signed an official dispatch, directing an urgent response to the recent flash floods, landslides, and heavy downpours that have severely devastated the provinces of Dien Bien and Son La in the northern region, and Nghe An in the central region.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence on August 2 deployed a helicopter to deliver relief supplies to residents isolated by floods in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed an official dispatch on August 1, calling for swift recovery efforts in flood-ravaged Dien Bien province and preparedness to respond to landslides and flashfloods across northern mountainous and midland regions.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain over the pát 12 hours has triggered devastating flash floods and landslides across several areas of northern Dien Bien province, leaving at least three people dead, two injured and eight missing, and dozens of villages cut off, according to initial reports from local authorities.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain have triggered flash floods in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La, leaving four people dead and dozens of homes destroyed.

VOV.VN - Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the wake of typhoon Wipha have caused huge human and property losses in Nghe An province, leaving three dead, one missing and four injured.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Wipha, Vietnam’s third storm of the year, weakened into a tropical depression on the evening of July 22 after sweeping through northern and north-central provinces, triggering intense rainfall and heightening the risk of flash floods and landslides.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 21 conducted on-site inspections in Hai Phong city and Hung Yen province to oversee preparations in response to Typhoon Wipha, which is forecast to make landfall early July 22.

VOV.VN - Military units must take swift and decisive action to prepare for the imminent arrival of Typhoon Wipha, aiming to protect the lives and property of the people, the State, and the armed forces, while minimising storm-related damage, according to a directive from the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army.