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Floods, landslides leave 19 dead, 11 missing in Lai Chau, Ha Giang

9:37:29, 27/06/2018

Death toll of northern floods, landslides rises to seven
9:15:59, 26/06/2018
As of 06h00 on June 25th the death toll in flood and landslides rose to seven in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang and Lai Chau, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Disaster map facilitates mitigation of natural disasters
9:45:50, 18/06/2018
It is necessary to understand natural disasters in order to mitigate the damage they cause to people’s lives and properties. For that reason, a map titled "Atlas of Natural Disasters in Vietnam” (for the mainland) has been issued by Prof. Nguyen Trong Yem, Dr. Nguyen Quoc Thanh, and scientists from the Institute of Geology (under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), with support from the coordinating agencies concerned, laying a basis for managing natural disasters at the macro-level in Vietnam.
Programme to update disaster risk and warning
9:40:25, 18/06/2018
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved a programme to update disaster risk and warning mapping, especially for natural disasters resulting from storms, flash floods, floods, landslides, droughts, and saline intrusion.
Students prepare for natural disasters in Ho Chi Minh city
22:38:23, 22/05/2018
Over 1400 students in Binh Dong secondary school in Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) in Viet Nam practiced an emergency evacuation today to be ready for natural disasters such as tsunamis, floods and cyclones. Preparing for emergencies has become increasingly important as the country is experiencing more extreme weather.
PM chairs national conference on disaster prevention and control
22:27:52, 22/05/2018
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is presiding over a national conference on disaster prevention and control on March 29, as over recent years, natural calamities ar becoming increasingly severe and complicated.
50th Session of Typhoon Committee opens in Hanoi
10:8:22, 05/03/2018
The Typhoon Committee (TC) convened its 50th session in Hanoi on February 28 to kick start the activities in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the TC’s establishment.
2017 plagued by devastating natural disasters
11:12:42, 02/03/2018
Vietnam experienced unprecedentedly severe natural disasters in 2017, resulting in 386 people dead and missing and some VND 60 trillion (US$2.6 billion) worth of damage
Tropical storm Bolaven first storm to hit Vietnam in 2018
10:55:49, 02/03/2018
A tropical pressure in the East Sea has developed into a storm, and is set to be the first storm to hit Vietnam this year.
Tropical storm Bolaven first storm to hit Vietnam in 2018
10:55:49, 02/03/2018
A tropical pressure in the East Sea has developed into a storm, and is set to be the first storm to hit Vietnam this year.
An IT expert promotes smartphone farming
14:52:0, 28/02/2018
An IT engineer in central Vietnam is demonstrating the value of hydroculture as an effective way to build climate change resilience in the storm-prone region.