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Flash flood and landslide risk for 118 communes across five provinces

Weather officials warn of potential flash floods and landslides in five northern provinces over the next six hours.

Hanoi promises free annual checkups for all residents

Hanoi authorities have committed to providing all residents with free periodic health checkups or screenings at least once a year.

Thanh Hoa family watches helplessly as tornado tosses car like a toy

A woman in Thanh Hoa was left shaken after her family’s SUV was swept hundreds of meters by a tornado during Storm No. 10, leaving it crumpled in a rice field.

Luxury villas in Hanoi flood again, residents call boats to escape

Following heavy rains from Storm No. 10, luxury villas in western Hanoi are inundated, leaving residents wading through deep water or calling boats to evacuate.

September storms batter Vietnam, authorities warn of more in October

With 51 casualties and over $328 million in damages, Vietnam braces for continued extreme weather.

Parents fault Hanoi schools for late decision during major flooding

Families were left scrambling as heavy rain flooded streets and schools, with officials criticized for slow response.

Homes flattened, lives lost: The human toll of Typhoon Bualoi

Typhoon Bualoi has left dozens dead and missing, flattening homes and sparking deadly tornadoes in northern provinces.

Typhoon Bualoi breaks all records, leaves Vietnam in a spiral of destruction

With unprecedented speed, tornadoes, and devastation, Typhoon Bualoi shattered forecasts and plunged thousands into poverty.

Hanoi floods leave office workers sleeping at their desks

Widespread flooding across Hanoi has led many office workers to spend the night in their offices rather than wade through treacherous waters to get home.

Police raid home of Facebook charity organizer amid fraud allegations

Police in Dien Bien province have conducted a search of the home of 39-year-old Nguyen Manh Tuan, a social media user known for organizing charity campaigns, following allegations of misusing donations.

Thousands of cars stranded as Hanoi flood paralyzes city

Historic downpours on September 30 turned thousands of vehicles into immobile wrecks. Despite nonstop rescue efforts, by the morning of October 1, the streets of Hanoi remained littered with waterlogged cars waiting to be towed.

Rooftop sleep in flood-hit Nghe An captures the nation’s heartbreak

As floods submerged entire communities in Nghe An, images of families sleeping on rooftops stirred nationwide sympathy.

Two dead as tornado devastates residential area in Hung Yen

A powerful tornado tore through Thai Thuy commune in Hung Yen, killing two and injuring eleven others. Footage shows roofs torn off and furniture hurled by fierce winds.

Heavy rain and risks of flash floods persist across northern and central Vietnam

Widespread rain and thunderstorms are forecast across Vietnam on October 1, with authorities warning of high risks of flash floods, landslides and flooding in low-lying areas.

AI-traffic cameras on roads to act as ‘patrol officers’: MPS

A representative from the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said the department is collecting images and data to train AI systems to detect traffic violations.

China’s dam release has minimal impact on northern Vietnam floods

China’s Malutang hydropower dam began releasing water, but Vietnamese authorities confirmed the discharge had little effect on current floods in the Lo and Gam Rivers.

Buffalo meat at Do Son festival fetches $200/kg, buyers still rush in

Despite record-high prices, festivalgoers at the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival eagerly buy meat from defeated buffaloes.

Typhoon No. 10: Soldiers ‘become genies’ to save homes in Da Nang

Border guards and villagers in Da Nang joined forces to move six houses intact, saving property and securing shelter for families after Typhoon No. 10 (Bualoi).

Heavy rain paralyzes Hanoi, flooding streets and halting traffic

Key intersections in Hanoi are submerged in nearly a meter of water as the capital is battered by non-stop rain.

Vietnam among fastest at cutting poverty, but gaps remain in remote regions

Vietnam prepares new poverty standards amid challenges in remote and ethnic regions.