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Vietnam prepares to evacuate 250,000 people as storm Kompasu looms

Vietnam prepares to evacuate 250,000 people as storm Kompasu looms

Disaster management authorities are preparing to evacuate 65,000 families with 250,000 members in central Vietnam as storm Kompasu threatens to make landfall with 75-90 kph winds.
Vietnam should walk the talk in climate actions

Vietnam should walk the talk in climate actions

At least 50 million people in Vietnam will be exposed to the impacts of rising sea levels and more powerful tropical storms and typhoons, among other threats.
September 30, 2021 | 09:13 am GMT+7
Storm Conson to make landfall Sunday

Storm Conson to make landfall Sunday

Storm Conson has triggered heavy rains of up to 250 millimeters per session in central Vietnam on Saturday, and would make landfall in central Vietnam around Sunday.
September 11, 2021 | 04:17 pm GMT+7
Storm Conson reaches Paracel Islands, to trigger downpours

Storm Conson reaches Paracel Islands, to trigger downpours

Storm Conson, the fifth to appear in South China Sea this year, has reached the Paracel Islands and is expected to cause heavy rains starting Friday night.
September 10, 2021 | 03:34 pm GMT+7
Storm Conson to strengthen as it heads towards Vietnam: experts

Storm Conson to strengthen as it heads towards Vietnam: experts

Storm Conson, the fifth to form in the South China Sea this year, could gather strength as it moves west from its current location towards Vietnam, meteorologists say.
September 09, 2021 | 07:37 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese recalls nightmare week after winter storm lashes Australia

Vietnamese recalls nightmare week after winter storm lashes Australia

Hoai Huong had to survive without power, internet and heating after a giant winter storm hit Melbourne last month.
July 05, 2021 | 03:09 pm GMT+7
Fear in Binh Thuan after real estate project wreaks havoc

Fear in Binh Thuan after real estate project wreaks havoc

Many Binh Thuan residents are living in fear after their homes were flooded with muddy sand from an uphill real estate project during a downpour.
April 27, 2021 | 05:00 pm GMT+7
US veterans donate $28,000 for central Vietnam flood relief

US veterans donate $28,000 for central Vietnam flood relief

Over $28,000 were collected from over 110 Americans in a charity drive for flood relief in central Vietnam.
January 14, 2021 | 09:30 pm GMT+7
Storm Krovanh devolves back to tropical depression

Storm Krovanh devolves back to tropical depression

Storm Krovanh, the 14th storm to have entered the South China Sea this year, devolved back to a tropical depression Monday morning.
December 21, 2020 | 03:41 pm GMT+7
Vietnam needs 100,000 flood proof houses on the coast: UNDP

Vietnam needs 100,000 flood proof houses on the coast: UNDP

Vietnam’s coastline needs 100,000 houses that can withstand storms and floods, 24,000 of them immediately, according to the UNDP.
December 18, 2020 | 11:40 am GMT+7
Record climate disasters in Asia-Pacific push millions to 'breaking point'

Record climate disasters in Asia-Pacific push millions to 'breaking point'

Asia-Pacific has faced a record number of climate-related disasters in 2020, affecting tens of millions of vulnerable people, many of them in Vietnam and the Philippines.
December 16, 2020 | 10:56 am GMT+7
Food shortages loom after floods destroy central Vietnam fields

Food shortages loom after floods destroy central Vietnam fields

Ho Van Rao's lush green fields in Quang Tri were buried under more than two feet of boulders, sand and other debris.
December 03, 2020 | 08:00 am GMT+7
Floods paralyze traffic, submerge houses in Quang Nam

Floods paralyze traffic, submerge houses in Quang Nam

Hundreds of houses in central Quang Nam Province were flooded Tuesday following heavy rains and hydropower plant water discharge, paralyzing traffic and isolating communes.
December 01, 2020 | 03:00 pm GMT+7
Two domestic tourists missing in Central Highlands flooding

Two domestic tourists missing in Central Highlands flooding

Two female tourists were swept away by flash floods Sunday as they walked across a suspension bridge in a national park in Lam Dong Province.
November 29, 2020 | 10:54 pm GMT+7
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