Vietnam’s largest island suffers historic flooding

Thirty firefighters died after they were sent to tackle a forest blaze in remote mountains in southwest China's Sichuan province at the weekend, authorities said Monday.

Vietnam is set to experience heavy rainfall and strong winds as Pabuk hovers off the southern coast.

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a landslide triggered by heavy rain left at least 15 people dead and dozens missing in western Indonesia, an official said Tuesday.

The number of tropical storms that hit Vietnam this year decreased against 2017, but human and economic losses were severe.

The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted rose to at least 280 on Monday.

A tsunami killed at least 168 people and injured hundreds on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

A tropical depression off the Philippines has strengthened into a storm that could make landfall Saturday in central Vietnam.

Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in the north of the state as well as the south. The crisis is far from over.

Rapid growth and development are increasing the risk of heavy damage from powerful typhoons in the Asia Pacific, experts said.

Roads, schools and other public spaces in Muong Xen Town, Nghe An Province are clogged with thick mud.

At least 91 people were killed when a powerful quake rocked the Indonesian resort islands of Lombok and Bali, the disaster mitigation agency said on Monday.

Some Yen Bai residents are using a rudimentarily rigged system to get people and bikes to the other side of fast flowing waters.

Mining, deforestation and dams have destroyed their terrain and rendered them extremely vulnerable to flash floods.