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Storm Molave, mightiest in 20 years, makes landfall over central Vietnam

Storm Molave, mightiest in 20 years, makes landfall over central Vietnam

Molave, the most powerful storm to hit Vietnam in the last 20 years, made landfall over Quang Nam and Quang Ngai Provinces in the central region at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
ASEAN pledges support for disaster hit brethren

ASEAN pledges support for disaster hit brethren

ASEAN stands ready to support members suffering from floods and landslides, the regional bloc’s foreign ministers said in a statement Tuesday.
October 27, 2020 | 10:04 pm GMT+7
Saudel weakens, new tropical storm heads to East Sea

Saudel weakens, new tropical storm heads to East Sea

Storm Saudel is set to make landfall in central Vietnam as a tropical depression, but a new storm is heading to the East Sea.
October 25, 2020 | 11:03 am GMT+7
Vietnam grants $21 mln disaster aid to support five flood-hit provinces

Vietnam grants $21 mln disaster aid to support five flood-hit provinces

The government decided to grant VND500 billion ($21.52 million) to five central provinces worst hit by historic flooding for rescue and social welfare support.
October 22, 2020 | 06:49 pm GMT+7
Storm Nangka devolves into tropical depression off north central Vietnam

Storm Nangka devolves into tropical depression off north central Vietnam

Storm Nangka weakened into a tropical depression Wednesday afternoon after hitting the coast from Thai Binh to Thanh Hoa provinces, with over 15,000 residents evacuated.
October 14, 2020 | 04:36 pm GMT+7
Central Vietnam braces for torrential downpours

Central Vietnam braces for torrential downpours

Central provinces will be battered by heavy rains in the coming days due to a cold spell combined with tropical turbulence.
October 06, 2020 | 02:58 pm GMT+7
Storm Noul kills 6 in central Vietnam

Storm Noul kills 6 in central Vietnam

Storm Noul has claimed at least six lives, left 112 others injured and led to a massive blackout in central Vietnam.
September 21, 2020 | 10:03 am GMT+7
Vietnam ups evacuation plan as Storm Noul strengthens

Vietnam ups evacuation plan as Storm Noul strengthens

Central provinces where Storm Noul is set to make landfall Friday have closed public beaches and are preparing to evacuate 1.1 million people to safety.
September 17, 2020 | 02:16 pm GMT+7
Vietnam prepares to evacuate 500,000 people as Storm Noul nears

Vietnam prepares to evacuate 500,000 people as Storm Noul nears

With Storm Noul set to make landfall in central provinces Friday afternoon, Vietnamese authorities are preparing to evacuate half a million to safety.
September 16, 2020 | 05:30 pm GMT+7
Chinese dam opens floodgates, Red River delta on guard

Chinese dam opens floodgates, Red River delta on guard

A Chinese dam opened its floodgates for eight hours Thursday, prompting Vietnam's northern localities to take precautions over rising water levels in the Red River.
August 20, 2020 | 06:50 pm GMT+7
Two killed as heavy rains ravage northern Vietnam

Two killed as heavy rains ravage northern Vietnam

Torrential downpours triggered by Storm Sinlaku, which devolved into a tropical depression on Sunday afternoon, killed two people in northern Vietnam while flooding thousands of homes.
August 03, 2020 | 03:59 pm GMT+7
Five dead as flashfloods, landslides hit northern Vietnam

Five dead as flashfloods, landslides hit northern Vietnam

Heavy floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in northern Vietnam over the past three days have left five dead and over 10,300 houses damaged.
April 25, 2020 | 09:07 pm GMT+7
Vietnam suffers relatively less from natural disasters in 2019

Vietnam suffers relatively less from natural disasters in 2019

Fewer storms hit Vietnam in 2019 than in the previous year and the losses they caused fell to a record low.
January 03, 2020 | 11:45 am GMT+7
Matmo takes a wrecking ball to houses in central Vietnam

Matmo takes a wrecking ball to houses in central Vietnam

Hundreds of residents in a poor Binh Dinh district were left homeless in the aftermath of storm Matmo.
November 02, 2019 | 05:00 pm GMT+7
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