No respite for central Vietnam from landslides, flooding

 12 Nov 20 VNExpress Source Heavy rains brought by Storm Etau over the past three days have caused landslides and severe flooding in central provinces, disrupting traffic and badly affecting people's lives. Source: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/no-respite-for-central-vietnam-from-...

Netherlands to help Việt Nam with US$2.34 million flood aid package

 05 Nov 20 Vietnamnews Source HÀ NỘI — The Dutch Government will provide an aid package worth 2 million euros (US$2.34 million) for Vietnamese flood victims, Dutch Ambassador to Việt Nam Elsbeth Akkerman said late Wednesday. The fund will be channelled through the Dutch Relief Alliance tha...

Deforestation, construction to blame for central Vietnam landslides

 02 Nov 20 Vietnamnet Source Deforestation, construction and other man-made changes to the natural terrain were responsible for multiple landslides in central Vietnam last month, according to an environment official. Following heavy rains in central Vietnam due to the impacts of storms and...

Lessons from natural disasters in central region

 03 Nov 20 Vietnamnews Source HÀ NỘI — October left devastation for millions of people in central Việt Nam. In just one month, the region was hit by six storms and tropical depressions, something that was unprecedented according to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân ...

Floods, climate change and hydropower

 31 Oct 20 Vietnamnet Source Natural disasters and floods have devastated central Vietnam at a record level. So far, 130 people have been reported dead, and 18 others are missing. Record floods and rainAccording to a report from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Se...

Rao Trang 3 accident suggests a reconsideration of small hydropower projects

 01 Nov 2020 Vietnamnet Source Hydropower is meant to not only generate renewable energy but also contain floods and regulate water currents. Yet aside from the pros, it has its cons which are deforestation, population resettlement and adverse effects on the natural aquatic environment, to...

Fundamental changes needed in disaster forecast and response: Expert

26 Oct 20  Vietnam News Agency talks to Trần Tân Văn, Director of the Việt Nam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, about the serious landslides in central region that have resulted in great losses in human life and property. What are the causes of the devastating landslides we ...

German firm hopes to build $1.5 bln offshore wind farm in central Vietnam

 25 Oct 20 VNExpress Source Binh Dinh Province has given approval to a German company to study the possibility of building the country's second offshore wind power plant. PNG AG will carry out a year-long study for a $1.5-billion wind power plant in the districts of Phu Cat and Phu My.The ...

Vietnam province drowns in misery amid continuing rain, floods

 20 Oct 20 VNExpress Source People in Thua Thien-Hue Province in central Vietnam might be no strangers to floods, but the blackouts and food shortage of the past few weeks are taking their toll. Huynh Kim Luong was standing in a corner of his home, struggling to find a spot for guests to s...

Floods, landslides take 102 lives in central Vietnam

20 Oct 20 VNExpress Source The number of deaths caused by flooding and landslides in central Vietnam rose to 102 Monday night, with 26 still missing.The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control says the three provinces with the highest loss of lives are Quang Tri w...

Central Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 88

19 Oct 20 VNExpress Source  At least 88 people have died and around 53,000 families have been evacuated as of Monday morning in the flooding and landslides in central Vietnam. For nearly two weeks the region has been suffering from heavy rains, floods and landslides triggered by a meeting ...

Compound landslide losses remind us to prepare better for disasters

 17 Oct 20 VNExpress Source Learning Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant got hit by a landslide, Ta Van Chinh, from north central Thanh Hoa Province, rushed to central Thua Thien-Hue, 500 km away by bus. The plant in Phong Xuan Commune of Phong Dien District, Thua Thien-Hue, was where his son wor...

Typhoon Nangka to hit mainland on October 14

 13 Oct 20 Vietnamplus Source Typhoon Nangka, the seventh in the East Sea so far this year, is moving fast and is forecast to hit the mainland on October 14, a meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on October 13 heard. Hanoi (VNA) - Typh...

20 dead, 14 missing in central Vietnam floods

 12 Oct 20 VNExpress Source Severe flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central region have left at least 20 people dead and 14 others missing. The entire region has been battered by torrential downpours since last Tuesday after a cold spell came in contact with tropical...

Storm Linfa to compound woes for flooded central Vietnam

 11 Oct 20 VNExpress Source Storm Linfa is heading straight for central Vietnam, a region that has already been reeling under severe flooding for days. Developing from a tropical depression, as of 7:40 a.m. Sunday, the storm was 170 km (106 miles) from Binh Dinh Province and 240 km from Qu...