'Race against time' in Japan floods, 50 feared dead Emergency services in western Japan were "racing against time" on Tuesday to rescue people stranded by devastating floods and landslides, with at least 50 feared dead and more torrential rain forecast.

Canal bank erosion damages 14 houses in Cà Mau

Severe erosion of a canal bank in Cà Mau Province at midnight on Saturday damaged 14 houses, according to the local steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue.

Lào Cai hit hardest by heavy rain at weekend Torrential rain and heavy floods over the weekend have caused almost half a million dollars worth of damage to the northern mountainous provinces.

Northern region prepares for natural disasters The Việt Nam Disaster Management Authority (under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) must prepare appropriate means and equipment for access to areas affected by flash floods and landslide.

Dyke violations on the rise

Most of the violations involved the construction of houses and workshops, illegal sand exploitation and storage of building materials, and overloaded vehicles travelling on dykes.

Heavy rains cause landslides and traffic jams in Lai Châu Heavy rain from last night and landslides impacted the roads to Pa Ủ, Tà Tổng and Thu Lũ communes of Mường Tè District.

Mekong Delta adapts to saline intrusion Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to the Government's website chinhphu.vn on the need to develop plans to reduce the negative impacts of drought, salinity and land subsidence in the Mekong Delta

PM asks for support for residents affected by earthquakes in Lai Châu Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked concerned authorities to support people suffering consequences of recent earthquakes in the northern province of Lai Châu.

NA deputies pass new amendments to natural disaster, dike, construction laws.

Legislators voted to pass a law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Law on Dykes at the ongoing ninth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Hà Giang suffers losses worth VNĐ600 million due to heavy rains

One person has died and dozens of houses have damaged in two days of heavy rain and thunder in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang, provincial authorities have said.