The defence ministries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on November 18 launched a joint search and rescue exercise themed "Rescue and relief activities at collapsed structures" at the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia Training Centre in mountainous Chum Sen Rikreay area, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia.
A programme to train fishermen and others on rescuing sea turtles and marine mammals was held on November 13 at the Nui Chua National Park in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.
VOV.VN - Rescue workers have found two pilots on a high mountain under heavy rain after more than 10 hours since their military plane crash in a locality of central Vietnam on November 6.
VOV.VN - A Chinese crew member who suffered a stroke at sea has been successfully rescued and brought ashore for further treatment by Vietnamese doctors.
VOV.VN - Air Zermatt, a Swiss mountain helicopter service provider, announced on its homepage on September 24 that its rescue team have successfully saved two Vietnamese climbers who had become stranded on the Matterhorn.
VOV.VN - Though the devastating flash floods swept through Nu village of northern Lao Cai province two weeks ago, soldiers have been braving the sun and rain, wading through mud to search for the dead bodies.
VOV.VN - Flash floods accompanied by rock and soil hit a commune of northern Lao Cai province, burying an entire village with 35 households and 158 people, with 18 found dead and 77 reported missing.
VOV.VN - Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent flash floods and landslides have so far left 82 dead and 64 missing in northern Vietnam, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (updated at 10:00 p.m. September 10).
VOV.VN - Search and rescue operations have been intensified at the site of a bridge collapse in Vietnam’s northern midland Phu Tho province to search for the remaining victims after the first five were rescued.
VOV.VN - Dozens have been reported missing after a landslide buried a travelling passenger bus in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on September 9.