The image of Mrs. Tran Thi Lua's family holding out on their rooftop for days has become a deeply moving symbol of courage in the face of the harshness of natural disasters.
Ho Chi Minh City police have warned a woman for posting false information about the floods in Dak Lak, causing public panic at a time when the locality is struggling to respond to the natural disaster.
Entering the flood-stricken area of Hoa Thinh (Dak Lak) with the rescue team, we witnessed life-or-death moments amidst the vast expanse of water.
Authorities in Dak Lak province are racing against the floods, assisting in the evacuation of thousands of people isolated in Phu Phong village, Hoa Thinh commune.
Currently, rainfall in Gia Lai, Dak Lak, and Khanh Hoa provinces has decreased, floodwaters are receding, but damage to people and property may continue to increase as many areas remain isolated.
To date, 46 people have died or are missing, and more than 52.000 homes have been damaged or flooded.
Dozens of people in Tay Hoa commune, Dak Lak province, were swept away by floodwaters but were fortunate enough to cling to an electric pole all night. By noon today, November 20th, they had been safely rescued.
The floodwaters rose so quickly that many households in Dong Xuan commune (Dak Lak province) were forced to break through their corrugated iron roofs and climb onto the rooftops in the middle of the night to wait for rescue.
Due to the risk of flash floods causing landslides, authorities in Gia Lai province have blocked off An Khe Pass, prohibiting vehicles from passing through.
Rising floodwaters, almost reaching rooftops, have isolated downstream areas in Gia Lai province, causing numerous landslides, and residents have been repeatedly appealing to authorities for help throughout the night.
The torrential rain over the past few hours has caused a massive influx of water from the mountains, resulting in deep flooding on the Ho Chi Minh Highway section passing through A Luoi 2 commune (Hue City).
Forecasts indicate that Hue City will experience heavy rainfall over a wide area in the coming days, possibly exceeding 100mm/hour, causing river levels to rise from alert level 2 to above alert level 3.
With floodwaters rising on the Perfume River, the railway industry had to deploy numerous ships carrying stones to reinforce the Bach Ho and Da Vien bridges in Hue to maintain their stability.
At 5:10 AM this morning (October 31st), Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company restored and reopened the North-South railway line through Hue City.
Heavy rains over the past few days have caused severe flooding in many areas of the South (Hue City), resulting in nearly 4000 students being given time off from school.
Amidst the pitch-black night and mud, many families in Bac Ninh turned on flashlights and stayed up all night cleaning their homes and salvaging their belongings after the flood.
Railways mobilized hundreds of personnel and machinery, working through the night to transport stones to fill in sections of the railway tracks where the embankment had been washed away by floods, leaving rails "hanging precariously" in Trung Giã (Hanoi).
The record-breaking heavy rainfall in the Viet Bac region in recent days is not a direct consequence of Typhoon No. 11, but rather a combination of many complex meteorological factors.
While water levels in many rivers are receding, those in Bac Ninh are rising and nearing their peak, and the floodwaters on the Cau River in Thai Nguyen are still exceeding historical records.
Due to the influence of the circulation of typhoon No. 11, from the night of October 6th to the morning of October 7th, Northern Vietnam and Thanh Hoa experienced moderate to heavy rain, with some areas receiving very heavy rainfall.
Following heavy rains, the water level of the Red River in Hanoi rose, submerging many peach and kumquat orchards along the alluvial plains, leaving residents worried about losing their entire Tet harvest.
Following a prolonged period of heavy rain, on the morning of October 1st, vegetable prices at local markets across Hanoi surged sharply, surprising many consumers.
48 delegates from 40 delegations in Lao Cai requested to be absent from the closing session of the Provincial Party Congress in order to urgently return to the grassroots level to direct the response to severe floods and support people in overcoming danger.
The remnants of Typhoon Bualoi (Typhoon No. 10) will cause heavy rain from now until September 30th, posing a very high risk of flash floods, landslides, and mudslides from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai.
From the night of September 24th to the end of September 25th, Northern Vietnam, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An will experience heavy to very heavy rain, with flood warnings issued for rivers in the Northern region, from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An.
In the midst of a torrential downpour in the middle of the night, 9X village head Mua A Thi called out to each household to evacuate urgently, helping nearly 90 people in Hang Pu Xi village escape the flash flood disaster at the last minute.
After hours of searching through mud and debris left behind by flash floods, authorities found the bodies of two brothers buried in Hang Pu Xi village, Dien Bien province.
After the helicopter carrying supplies landed in the flooded area of Dien Bien, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, along with officials, visited and encouraged the local people.
The Ministry of Defense dispatched an aircraft carrying 2 tons of emergency relief supplies to the flooded areas of Dien Bien, providing dried food and instant noodles to severely isolated communes.
Following the devastating floods, hundreds of police officers and soldiers in Son La waded through the mud, clearing the debris and helping people to quickly stabilize their lives.
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