Keyword: "heavy rainfall"

To minimise casualties and damage to public and private property, the PM instructed ministries, sectors and local authorities to strictly implement directions issued by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, as well as the Government's directives on strengthening disaster prevention and response in 2026.

To ensure maritime safety, authorities are instructed to track and inform vessels, guide ships away from dangerous zones, and ensure safe anchorage. Localities are empowered to ban sea operations when necessary, prepare search-and-rescue forces, and ensure safety of tourism activities, aquaculture, and offshore infrastructure.

On average, the East Sea records about 11–13 storms and tropical depressions each year, with 5–6 making landfall. This year, fewer than 11 systems are forecast to form, with fewer than five expected to directly impact the mainland.

Lam said that Hanoi is likely to see widespread precipitation ranging from 50-100 mm, and isolated areas potentially receiving over 150 mm. Thunderstorms may also bring the risk of strong winds, lightning, and gusts, he added.

Typhoon Kajiki is forecast to pass through Laos, bringing widespread thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and strong winds to many areas from August 25 to 31.

Tropical Storm Dianmu has caused widespread flooding in 30 provinces in central, northern and northeastern Thailand, affecting more than 70,000 households, the country’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department said.

Floods triggered by torrential rains in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have claimed six lives and left three people missing and seven injured, the provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search, and Rescue reported on October 13.

At least 50 people have died after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to local authorities.

Meteorologists expect La Nina, an ocean cooling phenomenon, will occur in Thailand in August and September.

Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the northern region and the central province of Thanh Hoa over the weekend, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre has warned.

Whirlwinds and hail on May 20 caused damage to property and crops in mountainous districts in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Nghe An.

Heavy rainfall that lasted for few hours on July 31 evening flooded several streets and caused traffic jam in several streets in Hanoi.

Local residents in central Quang Binh province are concerned that riverbank erosion along the Son River will damage their houses and land.

Torrential rains are forecast to continue plaguing the northern region after flooding Ha Giang, Bac Kan and Tuyen Quang provinces over the past several days, affecting people’s lives and blocking traffic for hours.

Heavy rainfall that caused floods over the past four days in the central region claimed tens of deaths and inundated many areas.

Floods occurred again in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh, due to heavy rainfall and water released from a local power plant.

People in the northern localities are bracing for another cold spell accompanied with scattered rainfall from November 1, according to the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.