natural disaters

Update news natural disaters

Floods and landslides devastate Ha Giang, child dies in house collapse

Continuous heavy rains from the evening of July 7 to the morning of July 8 have caused severe landslides in Hoang Su Phi District, Ha Giang Province, resulting in significant loss of life and property.

Rains cause red sand ‘flood’ in Binh Thuan, vehicles buried

Sand washed in by heavy rain “flooded” a road in Phan Thiet City on May 21 morning, burying vehicles and properties.

Vietnam to complete maps of landslide risk zones by 2025

In recent years, Vietnam has gradually increased investment in technology to improve the effectiveness of natural disaster forecasting and warning.

Rains, floods cause costly damage to many Central localities

As floodwater in the Central region began to recede on November 17, people and local authorities have urged to overcome consequences.

Living in fear: Mekong Delta’s houses collapse due to rampant erosion

Many families in the Mekong Delta region are grappling with critical threats of rampant erosion that is caused by changes in rivers’ flow triggered by excessive sand mining and the construction of hydropower dams upstream that block sediment.

People nationwide dig deep for stricken central region

People nationwide have offered support to residents of the flood-stricken central region in recent days, their hearts touched by the plight of thousands of their compatriots.