Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered the prompt evaluation of losses caused by Typhoon Noru and immediate application of measures to overcome its consequences, support affected people and stabilise production and people’s life during a meeting on September 28.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 5 sent a message of sympathy to his Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi over severe human and property losses caused by torrential rains and flooding in the country.
Due to impacts of storm Ma-on, the third entering the East Sea so far this year, heavy rains at 100-200mm and even 250mm have poured onto the northern region from August 25, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 23 sent a message of sympathy to Malaysia’s King Abdullah Billah Shah over heavy losses caused by torrential rains and wide-scale flooding in many states of Malaysia.
Torrential rains and flooding have caused heavy damage to the central region as of 6pm on October 24, according to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Three people died, four were injured and one went missing after torrential rains swept through northern and central provinces as of 5pm on October 17, according to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Seven people have been killed and two houses collapsed following a landslide triggered by torrential rains on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, local authorities said on October 1.
At least 23 people were killed and two are still missing after flash floods swept Flores Island in Indonesia's easternmost province on April 4 morning.
The death toll from Typhoon Vamco in the Philippines has increased to 26, while dozens of others still missing and injured, local police said on November 13.
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong on October 21 visited and presented relief aid to residents affected by torrential rains and floods in Huong So ward, Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on October 13 visited residents in Le Thuy and Quang Ninh districts, the central province of Quang Binh, which were hard hit by floods in recent days.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society Central Committee said on October 10 that it had offered relief aid to households affected by torrential rains and floods that hit the central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Quang Nam with goods worth over 476 million VND (20,583 USD)
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a dispatch requiring that ministries, sectors, and localities focus resources on dealing with floods and heavy rains that had left five dead and six missing in the central region as of the morning of October 8.
One man lost his life on late August 17 in a landside triggered by torrential rains in Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
Current torrential rains are causing human and asset losses in various northern localities, according to the Office of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 10 sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Sye-kyun over great losses in humans and property caused by the recent heavy rains and landslides.
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