One dead, another missing as Tropical Cyclone “Kajiki” strikes Vietnam

One dead, another missing as Tropical Cyclone “Kajiki” strikes Vietnam

Tropical Cyclone "Kajiki" made landfall in Vietnam on September 3, 2019, triggering floods and landslides. At least one people has been killed and one remains missing. A tropical depression, soon to be named Kajiki, formed to the east of Luzon, Philippines…

Flash floods hit northern Vietnam

Flash floods hit northern Vietnam

Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Vietnam, particularly the districts of Muong Te, Sa Pa and Nam Nhun of northern Lai Châu Province since June 24, causing flash floods and triggering landslides, DG ECHO reports. According to media reports, as of June…

Death toll mounts to 72 as another rainmaker nears flood-ravaged Vietnam

Death toll mounts to 72 as another rainmaker nears flood-ravaged Vietnam

The death toll caused by worst floods to hit Vietnam in decades has reached 72, Vietnamese officials said Monday, October 16, 2017. 30 people are still unaccounted for, including 13 in Yen Bai and 10 in Hoa Binh. The announcement comes on the same day the country…

40 killed, 22 missing after heavy rain, floods and landslides hit Vietnam

40 killed, 22 missing after heavy rain, floods and landslides hit Vietnam

At least 40 people have been killed and 22 remain missing after Tropical Depression 23W dumped heavy rain and triggered floods and landslides across central and northern Vietnam. The death toll is currently one of the highest ever recorded in Vietnam caused by…

Heavy rains, floods and landslides leave seven dead in northern Vietnam

Heavy rains, floods and landslides leave seven dead in northern Vietnam

Heavy rains that started falling over Vietnam's northern, mountainous regions on July 7, 2017 caused severe flooding that caused deaths of at least 7 persons and left 1 missing, according to the latest report from the country's Office of the Central…

Severe flooding hits Vietnam ahead of Typhoon “Sarika”

Severe flooding hits Vietnam ahead of Typhoon “Sarika”

Severe flooding in Vietnam has resulted in deaths of at least 25 people and thousands of destroyed homes, authorities said Monday, October 17, 2016. This round of severe weather is still not over as the country is now bracing for further destruction with Typhoon…

Typhoon “Kujira” impacts southern China and Vietnam, brings heavy rain

Typhoon “Kujira” impacts southern China and Vietnam, brings heavy rain

The center of Typhoon "Kujira" hit Hainan island, southern China on June 22, moved into the Gulf of Tonkin and hit southeastern coast of Vietnam late June 23. Kujira has weakened into a tropical depression as it made the second landfall and continued its WNW t