Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to supply 300 tonnes of rice seedlings from the national reserve as a relief aid to help Lao people restore production in the post-natural disaster time.
The Thai Ministry of Commerce is monitoring the supply of everyday products in all areas affected by tropical storm Pabuk.
The death toll in a powerful storm that triggered landslides and flash floods in the Philippines has risen to 126, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on January 6.
Projects to prepare for natural disasters and respond to climate change will be further enhanced this year, according to instructions from the National Committee for Natural Calamity Prevention.
The death toll from heavy rains that triggered landslides and flash flooding in the Philippines rose to 122, said the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on January 3.
The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by tropical depression Usman climbed to 85, and 20 people were missing as rescuers slowly reached cut-off communities, officials said on January 2.
As many as 68 people in the Philippines were killed in Storm Usman while floods and landslides triggered by the storm forced thousands of others to flee.
Four people were killed in landslides and thousand others fled their homes after tropical low pressure Usman swept through the central Philippine islands on December 29.
Another cold front arrived earlier on December 11, plunging the northern region into the coldest days so far this winter and bringing rainfall to central Vietnam after disastrous downpours over the weekend.
Vietnam is among the 10 countries and territories most affected by extreme weather events in the past two decades, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2019 of Germanwatch, which was released at the annual climate summit in Poland recently.
Vietnam ranks 6th globally in the most up-to-date Climate Risk Index ranking released by Germanwatch, the highest of any ASEAN country.
The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam during January-November is estimated at 14.2 million, up 21.3 percent against the same period last year, the General Statistics Office said on November 29.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Cambodian Minister of Planning Chhay Than in Hanoi on November 29, during which he affirmed that the latter’s visit demonstrates the development of the Vietnam-Cambodia fine neighbourhood, traditional friendship and all-round cooperation.
A project to minimise the impact of heat waves on vulnerable groups in Hanoi by the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) was launched at a conference in the capital city in November 28.
Policies and solutions to promote sustainable development and climate change response in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam were suggested at a workshop in Can Tho city on November 22.
The People’s Committee of north central Thanh Hoa province has approved a 34.2 billion VND project (1.46 million USD) for repairs on the dyke system along Ma River, which has sustained serious damage after storms and flooding over recent years.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked competent agencies and forces to issue more warnings and instructions to help local residents take proactive measures against natural disasters.
This time last year, many parts of the central region were submerged under floodwater, but this year’s unusual aridity in the middle of the rainy season offers little solace.
