VOV.VN - Central Vietnam is facing widespread landslides and flooding after several days of torrential rain, with Hue, Da Nang, and Quang Ngai among the hardest-hit localities.

VOV.VN - Authorities in Nha Trang city, central Vietnam, have rescued a male tourist from Moldova from drowning at a local beach.

VOV.VN - Northern Vietnam will experience a cold front starting October 13, bringing rain over the next three consecutive days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

There is an urgent need for Vietnam to enhance response measures and protect the dyke system, given prolonged heavy rain and flooding in the northern and north-central regions caused by three consecutive storms in just 13 days from September 22 to October 3.

A rapid succession of powerful storms, torrential rains, and flash floods has created what Vietnamese officials are calling a “compound disaster,” causing widespread devastation and underscoring the urgent need for long-term climate resilience strategies.

VOV.VN - Prolonged thunderstorms and torrential rain caused by Typhoon Matmo hit Noi Bai International Airport on the night of October 6 and the morning of October 7, thus reducing visibility to under 1 km, producing level‑7 wind gusts, and creating wind shear at take‑off and landing areas, disrupting flight operations.

VOV.VN - Heavy rains that hit northern Vietnam, including Hanoi, began to ease gradually from the afternoon of October 7, though moderate showers may return to the northeast early October 8, according to Nguyen Van Huong, Head of the Weather Forecasting Department at the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Heavy overnight rain, triggered by the circulation of Typhoon Matmo (Storm No. 11 in the East Sea), drenched Hanoi and continued into the early hours of October 7, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Matmo made landfall in the Fangcheng area of China’s Guangxi province, near the Vietnam–China border on October 6, before weakening into a tropical depression as it moved deeper into the northern mountainous regions of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The rain praying ceremony is a spiritual and cultural activity, representing the distinctive identity of the Jrai ethnic group in Gia Lai province. The Jrai people have preserved the ritual’s original traditional values, enriching the cultural heritage of ethnic Central Highlanders.