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The torrential rain over the recent days has claimed two dead and three missing in the northern region of Vietnam. Northern Vietnamese localities have been facing heavy rains, causing severe flooding, due to the impact of Storm Mulan. Heavy rain floods many northern localities At around 3 pm on Thursday, while going across Boi River, a 17-year-old man was swept away by floods. To date, he has remained missing. On the same day, a four-year-old boy in Hoa Binh’s Lac Thuy District fell into a canal with the swift current and drowned. His body has been found. Also on Thursday, a couple, Dinh Ngoc Huong, 38, and Dinh Thi Nguyet, 35 from Lac Thuy District fell into a local stream with a high water level. Nguyet was found dead, while Huong remains unaccounted for. On Friday, a 15-year-old boy in Lao Cai was swept away by heavy rain. Rescue forces are still searching for him. … [Read more...] about Heavy rain leaves two dead, three missing

Flood is seen in Hoa Mat District of Hoa Binh Province The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said that at least 7 people were dead and missing after torrential rain knocked out power, caused landslides, and left roads and subways submerged. Currently, the rain has not stopped, and the number of victims may still increase because the localities have not yet reported, still continuing to update. In the mountainous Northern Province of Lao Cai, 15-year-old boy Vu Duc Duy in Pom Han Ward went missing when he went through the spillway and was swept away by the flood. Elsewhere, Hoa Binh Province reported that three people were dead and two went missing. The two victims who are still missing are 17-year-old Bui Duc Thanh in Kim Boi District and 38-year-old Dinh Ngoc Huong in Lac Thuy District. According to Mr. Quach Dinh Van, Chairman of the People's Committee in Kim Boi Commune of Hoa Binh Province, at about 3pm on August 11 at Boi River, victim Bui Duc Thanh and two … [Read more...] about Downpour leaves at least 7 dead and missing in Northern region

Flood is seen in Hoa Mat District of Hoa Binh Province The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said that at least 7 people were dead and missing after torrential rain knocked out power, caused landslides, and left roads and subways submerged. Currently, the rain has not stopped, and the number of victims may still increase because the localities have not yet reported, still continuing to update. In the mountainous Northern Province of Lao Cai, 15-year-old boy Vu Duc Duy in Pom Han Ward went missing when he went through the spillway and was swept away by the flood. Elsewhere, Hoa Binh Province reported that three people were dead and two went missing. The two victims who are still missing are 17-year-old Bui Duc Thanh in Kim Boi District and 38-year-old Dinh Ngoc Huong in Lac Thuy District. According to Mr. Quach Dinh Van, Chairman of the People's Committee in Kim Boi Commune of Hoa Binh Province, at about 3pm on August 11 at Boi River, victim Bui Duc Thanh and two … [Read more...] about Downpour leaves at least 7 dead and went missing in Northern region

Rescuers search for the missing after the earthquake in the Philippines . (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 3 sent a message of condolences to President of the Philippines Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos over the losses of human lives and property caused by a strong earthquake in Abra province last month. The same day, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son extended condolences to his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rattled Abra province on Luzon island on July 27 morning, killed at least four people and injured some 60 others, according to the initial statistics./. VNA … [Read more...] about Condolences to Philippines over earthquake losses

At least four people have been confirmed dead and four others remain missing in the northern region following torrential rains and floods caused by Storm Mulan. People traveled on a flooded street in Hanoi. Photo by Vietnamnet According to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, by the end of August 12, Hoa Binh Province had reported three deaths and two missing, Phu Tho confirmed one death, while Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang each reported one missing. A flash flood in Hoa Binh Province "Most of the victims drowned and went missing while travelling in flash floods," the committee said. The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that the northern region and the north-central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An continued to see heavy rains from Friday evening until early Saturday morning. Some areas recorded high level of rainfalls between 7pm on August 12 to 3am on August 13 included Nghe An … [Read more...] about Four dead and four remain missing as floods hit northern region

At least seven people died in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power, caused slips and left roads and subways submerged. The southern part of Seoul received more than 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain per hour on late Monday, with some part of the city having received 141.5mm of rain, the worst rainfall in decades, according to Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The accumulated rainfall in Seoul since midnight Monday stood at 420mm as of 5 a.m. Tuesday, with more rain forecast. In the glitzy, highly concentrated Gangnam district, some buildings and storeswere flooded and were without power, while cars, buses and subway stations were submerged, leaving people stranded. "I was near Gangnam station last night when the rainfall intensified, with thunder and lightning striking every 30 seconds," said Lee Dongha, a 27-year-old office worker in Seoul. "All of a sudden, buses, subway stations and … [Read more...] about Record rain leaves at least 7 dead in South Korean capital