VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries and localities, especially mountainous localities in the north to closely monitor and put response plans in place as a round of heavy rain is striking northern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The northern region is set to enjoy a temporary break from the heatwave amid rainy conditions next week, according to Nguyen Van Huong, head of the Weather Forecasting Department at the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Strong winds and heavy rain in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang have killed three people and damaged properties.

VOV.VN - Over the past days, heavy rain has caused landslides and flooding across several northern provinces and cities of Vietnam, including Ha Giang, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Nam Dinh.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain caused a landslide, killing three workers and injuring four others in central Ha Tinh province on May 6.

VOV.VN - A local resident was killed by lightning and over 1,200 houses were unroofed after thunderstorms slammed into the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Bac Kan, and Tuyen Quang from April 30 to May 1.

VOV.VN - A new cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from March 1 before then affecting the central region, with temperatures plunging at night and in the early morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Hailstones struck the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on January 17 morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro - Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - A new cold air wave is moving towards Vietnam and is expected to hit northern border localities early on January 10, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The severe cold spell, which has blanketed the northern region as well as the north-central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An for about 10 days now, is expected to end early this week.