VGP – As of December 23, localities were provided nearly VND 2,162 billion (around US$94 million) for post-natural calamity rebuilding efforts in 2020, according to the Central Steering Committee for...
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Heavy rains wreak havoc up and down nation
LÀO CAI – Heavy rains in the north and the south have caused a great deal of damage, according to the National Steering Committee of Natural Disaster Prevention. A downpour on Thursday caused a...
Localities and ministries urged to prepare for tropical storm
HÀ NỘI — The Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked its sub-committees, relevant ministries and sectors to brace for a tropical storm that is moving towards...
Heavy rain, flash floods forecast to continue over weekend
HÀ NỘI — Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the northern region and the central province of Thanh Hóa over the weekend, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre has warned. The centre...
Hailstorms destroy crops, houses in Hà Giang
HÀ GIANG — Tens of houses and several hectares of vegetable crops in the northern mountain province of Hà Giang were reportedly damaged in hailstorms on Sunday. Nguyễn Cao Cường, chairman of the...
Typhoon Hato: Strong winds damage houses, uproot trees
LÀO CAI — Lào Cai is the first northern province to claim damages caused by strong winds and heavy rains due to typhoon Hato, after it made landfall China on Wednesday noon and kept moving...
Heavy rain, flooding cause havoc in Lai Châu Province
HÀ NỘI — A weeklong spell of rain in the northern province of Lai Châu has resulted in damages worth an estimated VNĐ8 billion (US$355,000). The Lai Châu Steering Committee Office for Disaster...
Valuation of climate change impacts for better responses
Việt Nam needs tools to calculate damage relating to climate change impacts to improve natural disaster response and mitigation work, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoàng Văn...
15 storms to enter Việt Nam in 2017
HÀ NỘI – El Nino, which is forecast to last until the end of 2017, will cause drought and salinity intrusion in many areas of the country during the dry season, said Lê Thanh Hải, Deputy General...
Hail storm destroys crops, houses in northern provinces
HÀ NỘI — Thousands of houses and several hectares of vegetable crops in the northern provinces of Tuyên Quang and Hà Giang were reportedly damaged by large hailstones last weekend. According to...
Tornado damages 45 houses in Tien Giang
TIEN GIANG (VNS) — A tornado accompanied by heavy rain blew away roofs of 45 houses in Tan Phuoc District of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tien Giang yesterday afternoon. The district's...
Whirlwinds damage houses in Quang Tri
QUANG TRI (VNS) — Two whirlwinds damaged 35 buildings in this central province yesterday, while a commune in the province's mountainous district was cut off by a flash flood. A strong whirlwind hit...
Experts suggest storm warnings via text messages
HA NOI (VNS) — Climate experts have proposed using text messages to warn people about storms to limit losses. The proposal followed a storm that occurred at 5pm in Ha Noi last Saturday, killing two...
Whirlwind wrecks houses
QUANG TRI (VNS) — A sudden whirlwind occurred on Saturday afternoon, ripping off the roofs on 100 houses in central Quang Tri Province. They included 30 houses in a commune in the province's Gio Linh...
Whirlwind damages nearly 200 houses in Nghe An
NGHE AN (VNS) — Nearly 200 houses were damaged or had their roofs blown away by a whirlwind in the last few days in the central Nghe An Province. Fortunately, there were no reports of any deaths or...