Heavy downpours and flooding caused by a tropical depression over the past few days have wreaked havoc in central and northern localities, claiming the lives of at least 20 people. Five were injured and at least 12 others are missing, according to the National Committee for Search and Rescue.

A Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reporter was swept away on Wednesday while reporting at the scene on serious floods that hit the northern mountain province of Yên Bái’s Nghĩa Lộ town.

The capital city’s transport authority has announced alterations to traffic movement in the central area of Hoàn Kiếm around Đông Kinh-Nghĩa Thục Square.

Delay in the construction of a tunnel at the Điện Biên Phủ-Nguyễn Tri Phương intersection in the central Đà Nẵng City has worsened the traffic situation in the area during rush hour.

The highest number of cyber-attacks on Vietnamese websites originated from the United States and China.

At least four people have been hospitalised and thousands evacuated after ammonia gas (NH3) was found to be leaking at the Vĩnh Lộc gas filling station in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District, HCM City.

The Hòa Bình Reservoir under the Hòa Bình Hydro-power Company opened seven floodgates, after heavy rains caused a rapid rise in the water level.

The number of new dengue fever cases in Hà Nội continued to drop in the last few weeks, announced the city’s Department of Health on Monday. 

Bình Dương Province authorities on October 9 fined Việt Hương 2 Industrial Park VNĐ1.96 billion (US$86,300) for discharging untreated wastewater into the Sài Gòn River.