Central and highlands localities work to recover from floods The Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked provinces and cities to continue monitoring weather forecasts and keep local authorities and people up-to-date to prevent and minimise damage due to natural disasters.

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Heavy rains, floods leave four dead and missing

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.

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Traffic light signals change for Đà Lạt

With its first traffic light installed and six more to come this year, Đà Lạt is no longer the “city without traffic lights, cyclos, and air-conditioners” that it’d long been known as, raising different reactions among those who care about it.

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Typhoon Kompasu weakens, warnings on torrential rain, flash floods, landslides remain in place Typhoon Kompasu weakened into a tropical low-pressure system on Thursday morning before making landfall in central provinces from Thanh Hoá to Hà Tĩnh.

Saline intrusion may occur earlier in Mekong Delta

The saline intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) region during this year’s dry season would occur earlier and be worse than previous years, warned the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Typhoon Kompasu to weaken to tropical depression after making landfall in central region

Typhoon Kompasu, the eighth storm to hit Việt Nam this year, will land between the central provinces of Thanh Hóa to Quảng Bình and weaken to a tropical depression by 4pm on Thursday.

Torrential rain to hit the northern, central region from Wednesday

Torrential rain, triggered by typhoon Kompasu, will blanket the northern and central regions from Wednesday afternoon.