Unseasonal rainfall in southern Vietnam fails to relieve saltwater intrusion
The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center reported that the current unseasonal rainfall in southern Vietnam is not able to alleviate saltwater intrusion.
Northern Vietnam temperatures drop to 2 C
Temperatures in 25 northern provinces have fallen below 15 degrees Celsius, with Mount Mau Son at an elevation of 1,600 metersrecording the lowest temperature at around 2 degrees.
Frost covers Vietnam’s highest peak for nearly a week
Thick layers of frost have covered everything on the summit of Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest peak, in northern Sa Pa Town over the past six days due to chilling weather in the ongoing winter.
Saigonese suffer longest heat wave in 30 years
Residents of Ho Chi Minh City are enduring the longest heat wave in nearly 30 years, though temperatures have not yet reached historical highs.
Freezing weather causes surge in hospitalizations among seniors in northern Vietnam
Over the past few days, temperatures in several cities and provinces in northern Vietnam have tumbled, leading to a high hospital admission rate among elderly people.
Hundreds of cattle succumb to winter’s cold
270 cattle from mountainous localities in northern and north-central Vietnam succumbed to the severe cold wave last week, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention.
El Nino intensifies cold spell in northern Vietnam
The ongoing cold that northern Vietnam is experiencing is a winter weather pattern that usually occurs during years with El Nino phenomenon, an expert said.
Temperatures drop below zero as cold snap continues in north
Mount Mau Son in Lang Son Province saw temperatures plummet to minus 2 degrees Celsius on Friday morning while in Hanoi it was 10 degrees.
Heavy rains, whirlwinds damage over 1,000 houses, leave 1 dead, 2 missing in Vietnam
Downpours, whirlwinds, and hail damaged and tore the roofs of over 1,000 houses in northern and central Vietnam on Monday, leaving one person in north-central Quang Binh Province and another in neighboring Quang Tri Province missing along with one in Quang Tri…
Typhoon kills 3 in central Vietnam
A tropical storm known as Typhoon Noul hit some central provinces and cities of Vietnam over the past few days, leaving three people dead and 112 others injured, the country’s Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said…
Vietnam prepares to evacuate 500,000 people as Storm Noul nears
With Storm Noul set to make landfall in central provinces Friday afternoon, Vietnamese authorities are preparing to evacuate half a million to safety.
Southern Vietnam to see heavy rains all week
HCMC and other southern localities are expected to experience heavy rains until this weekend following a combination of two low-pressure areas.