VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in Hanoi on September 28 to review and draw lessons on storm prevention and control following the recent landfall of typhoon Yagi as well as the severe consequences it caused.

La Nina, with a greater possibility of occurring in the remaining months of this year, may cause the risk of heavy rains, storms and floods, especially in the central region, according to Head of the Weather Forecast Department under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHF) Nguyen Van Huong.

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.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on September 20 received support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomatic missions, and foreign enterprises to people affected by recent Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods in some northern localities.

Dr. Kambiz Ghawami, President of the World University Service (WUS) Germany, has presented 18 water filters - Portable Aqua Unit for Live Saving (PAUL) - to the Vietnamese localities affected by Typhoon Yagi and Storm Soulik.

VOV.VN - With storm No. 4 weakening into a tropical low-pressure zone, severe floods are expected as the water level of many rivers in central localities such as Quang Binh province and Da Nang city is rising swiftly.

Dong Hoi Airport in the central province of Quang Binh will be temporary closed from 3pm on September 19 due to Storm Soulik that is forecast to make its landfall in the central region of Vietnam by September 19 afternoon, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - Local fishermen in central localities, including Da Nang, are busy hiring cranes to bring their boats ashore ahead of a major storm which is expected to make landfall by the afternoon of September 19.

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.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s SK Group announced on September 18 that it will donate US$300,000 to help northern provinces and cities in the nation to overcome the consequences of typhoon Yagi and flooding.