Disasters and emergency response
Pacific armies seminar opens in HN
The 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS 42), themed “Cooperation Among Indo-Asian Pacific Land Forces in Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Response”, opened in Hanoi on Monday (20/8).Three plenary sessions will take place, on land forces’ initial responses to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, multilateral cooperation, and ...
High-rise buildings at risk
More than 4,100 high-rise buildings in Việt Nam are at high risk of fire, the interdisciplinary team of the Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Construction concluded in a recent investigation.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Natural disasters cause damages of VND2.5 trillion
Natural disasters have caused total losses of some VND2.5 trillion (US$107.8 million) so far this year, heard attendees at a conference on natural disaster prevention and control in southern Vietnam, held in the Mekong Delta Province of Can Tho on July 26.Keep reading ...
Trung Chanh
$37.7m in economic damages from natural disasters in first half of 2018
Due to natural disasters in the first six months of 2018, seventy-five people have been killed or remain unaccounted for, while 48 others suffered injuries. Total economic damages reached VNĐ 868.5 billion (US$37.73 million).Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Localities urged high vigilance in response to forest fires
Localities nationwide have been urged by the Vietnam Administration of Forestry to prepare measures to prevent forest fires and mitigate damage caused by fires. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
PM puts focus on natural disasters
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to use their resources more efficiently to better cope with natural disasters, which are striking the country more frequently and severely due to climate change.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Hydro-meteorological activities crucial for disaster risk reduction
The significant role of the hydro-meteorological sector in eliminating natural disasters was spotlighted at a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 22 in response to World Meteorological Day and World Water Day. []As Vietnam is on the list of the nations that are facing a water ...
VNA Reporter
Bac Lieu bird sanctuary faces high risk of fires
The Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu is facing a level-4 risk of fires, which is likely to be raised to level 5, the level of extreme danger, said the sanctuary management board on March 13.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Up to 6 storms, tropical depressions affect mainland in 2018
Among 12-13 storms forecast to enter East Sea, up to six are forecast to directly affect the mainland in 2018, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecastings.Keep reading ...
HL
2017 storms cause 386 deaths and missing
Vietnam has seen a record number of storms this year which has left 386 deaths and missing and VND60trn (USD2.64 billion) in damage.Keep reading ...
Dan Tri Reporter