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National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 25 emphasised the urgent need to prevent and control riverbank and coastal erosion with the joint involvement of ministries, sectors, local authorities, organisations, businesses and people.

The coastal commune of Tam Hai in Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province is vulnerable to high tides and erosion due to climate change. In order to adapt to the situation, locals have planted mangroves.

High tide in several days has caused floods in many southern localities. With high tide peaking, Ho Chi Minh City is bracing for heaving flooding.

High tide starting from the weekends has caused floods in many southern localities, including Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho city.

Indonesian rescuers on December 25 used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 others.

A tsunami following a volcanic eruption in Indonesia claimed at least 168 lives, said local authorities on December 23.

The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on all related agencies to check the high-tide controlling culvert system is in good shape to prevent unexpected occurrences during Tet (the Lunar New Year).

The central city of Da Nang will face a shortage of clean water as the salinity of water produced by the Cau Do water plant has reached an alarming 13.568mg per litre.