One person was killed in Ha Giang while 14 others were injured in Ha Giang and Yen Bai provinces as of 16:00 on March 3, according to the central steering committee for natural disaster prevention.

Northern localities are forecast to suffer heavy rains beginning Monday night, with rainfall expected to reach 200mm within a 24-hour period in some provinces, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Whirlwinds and hail caused extensive damage to property and crops in many districts of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on Thursday morning, online newspaper baotintuc.vn reported yesterday.

 Several areas in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai were hit by hailstorms and whirlwinds during March 17-19, according to the office of the province’s natural disaster control and rescue committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam could bear the brunt of severe effects from the El Nino phenomenon which could last until the end of this year and have a harsh impact on global weather patterns.

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A wild bull killed one man and wounded three others in Dai Lanh commune in this central province yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains, accompanied by whirlwinds, have injured at least six people, destroyed thousands of houses and damaged hundreds of hectares of crops in several northern, central and central highlands localities.