VOV.VN - According to details given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), this year the nation has so far endured nine storms, 232 heavy rains, inundations, flash floods, and landslides, leaving a total of 513 people either dead or missing.

VOV.VN - A deluge of rain hit several northern localities from September 30 to October 1, causing severe flooding and landslides to occur on a number of key roads, according to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue.

The Governor of Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, Nagasaki Kotaro, on September 24 presented the token of JPY1 million (over US$6,900) to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan to support the country’s disaster relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Soulik has brought heavy rain to central Vietnam for the past few days, claiming four lives, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Spells of torrential rain currently battering northern and northcentral Vietnamese provinces are forecast to continue to linger over the next few days, posing a high risk of flash floods and landslides in these localities, warned meteorologists.

VOV.VN - With storm No. 4 weakening into a tropical low-pressure zone, several central localities will continue to experience heavy downpours with a high risk of flash floods and landslides occurring, especially in the mountainous areas from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam's top leaders sent messages of sympathy to their Lao counterparts on September 19, following reports of severe flooding and landslides ravaging Lao localities.

VOV.VN - There is a high risk of flash floods and landslides occuring in the coastal areas of localities from Nghe An to Quang Nam as a tropical depression strengthened into a storm on September 19 to become the fourth storm to hit the East Sea this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A special TV programme was held by Vietnam Television (VTV) in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 15 to show support for people in the areas hit by super Typhoon Yagi and its accompanying flooding and landslides.

VOV.VN - A convoy of trucks set off for northern localities from Ho Chi Minh City on September 13, bringing emergency relief supplies to people affected by typhoon Yagi and subsequent landslides and flash floods