VOV.VN - A tropical depression passed the Philippines into the East Sea on November 8 afternoon, and is likely to intensify into a storm as it makes its way towards Vietnam’s southcentral provinces, according to the National Centre of Hydro-meteorological and Forecasting (NCHF).

Extreme weather conditions are becoming more common regionally and globally and have greatly affected Vietnam, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha told lawmakers in Hanoi on November 5.

Nguyen Dinh Khang, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), on November 4 handed over VND1 billion (US$43,190) to residents affected by Storm Molave in central Quang Nam province.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has requested that relevant agencies and localities urgently brace for the impact of typhoon Goni by calling on fishing vessels to seek safe shelter whilst evacuating local residents from dangerous areas before the typhoon makes landfall.

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.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 1 visited and presented gifts to a number of families badly affected by typhoon Molave in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces.

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.

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.

VOV.VN - A prolonged period of torrential rain as a consequence of Typhoon Molave has battered Vinh city, central Vietnam, leaving the city with severe flooding and disrupting commuters’ travel.

VOV.VN - The local authorities and residents of Da Nang were swift to carry out measures aimed at overcoming the consequences of typhoon Molave, the ninth storm to hit this year, as well as stabilising production and ensure that life returns to normal as soon as possible in the central city.