Over 5,000 flee homes as storm Dujuan hits southern Philippines
February 22, 2021 | 15:49
More than 5,000 people had to evacuate to temporary shelters in the southern Philippines as tropical storm Dujuan brought heavy rains, submerging dozens of villages, according to the country’s disaster risk reduction and management agency.
Storm Noul leaves one dead, several injured in Thua Thien-Hue
September 19, 2020 | 09:27
Storm Noul, the fifth in the East Sea this year and which made landfall in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the morning of September 18, has so far killed one person and injured 23 others.
PM calls for greater efforts in coping with natural disasters
December 02, 2019 | 09:10
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for more efforts from forces tasked with coping with natural disaster and rescue work to better perform their duty in the coming time.
'Everything is gone': 41 dead, dozens missing after Myanmar landslide
August 11, 2019 | 09:50
The death toll from a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in eastern Myanmar rose to at least 41, an official said late Saturday (Aug 10), as emergency workers continued for a second night their desperate search through thick mud for the scores feared missing.
Natural disaster forecasting to be mapped
June 12, 2018 | 13:19
Natural disaster forecasting in Vietnam will focus on frequent incidents such as typhoons, droughts, landslides and floods from now until 2020, according to a new decision of the Government.
Five dead, 15 missing in Indonesia landslide
February 23, 2018 | 09:27
JAKARTA: At least five people have been killed and 15 are still missing after a landslide cascaded down the terraced slopes of a rice field on the Indonesian island of Java on Thursday (Feb 22), officials said.
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