Environment
Southern region forecast to maintain thunderstorms for many days to come
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In the coming days, the Southern region will continue to be affected by the southwest monsoon and high-altitude wind convergence, causing thunderstorms to appear in the late afternoon and evening.
Domestic waste treatment in Da Lat area needs to build a long-term strategy
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Lam Dong - Da Lat Waste Treatment Plant temporarily suspended operations, causing accumulated waste to reveal inadequacies in treatment and raise the requirement for long-term solutions.
Landslides surround and threaten about 120ha of agricultural production area in Vinh Long
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Vinh Long - Many landslide points along Con Sung dyke, Cai Von ward threaten about 120ha of fruit trees, of hundreds of households in the area.
Garbage continues to surround the central ward of Thanh Hoa province
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Thanh Hoa - For many days, domestic waste has continued to surround and accumulate in many streets and collection points in the Hac Thanh ward area.
Da Nang is scorching hot, warning of unusual thunderstorms
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Da Nang is experiencing a widespread heat wave, unusual thunderstorms appearing in the evening, mountainous areas.
Forecast of areas likely to have rain this afternoon and evening 17. 4
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Forecast for the North Central region in the late afternoon and evening of today, April 17, there will be showers and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy rain over 60mm.
Forecast of hot sun mixed with thunderstorms in the South in the coming days
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According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, the weather maintains hot sun during the day, with thunderstorms accompanied by tornadoes and lightning in the evening.
555 households in 18 wards and communes of Ho Chi Minh City are affected by 43 dangerous landslide points
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Ho Chi Minh City has 43 landslide points, including 8 particularly dangerous locations and 35 dangerous locations, directly affecting 555 households in 18 wards and communes.
Hanoi decides to reduce pollution from inner-city traffic
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From July 1, 2026, Hanoi will officially pilot low emission zones in 9 wards in the Ring Road 1 area. This policy is expected by many people to bring about changes in environmental and air quality.
People in Lam Dong voluntarily hand over rare pythons and monkeys to the police
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Lam Dong - Two wild animal individuals including pythons and rare monkeys have just been voluntarily handed over to the police by people to release back into the natural environment.
Hanoi Ring Road 2.5 is entangled with site clearance, risk of delayed progress
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Hanoi - Ring Road 2.5 project is facing site clearance obstacles, facing the risk of not being completed in time in 2026.
3 more bus routes in Hanoi switch to electric vehicles
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Hanoi - From April 18, 2026, 53 electric buses will continue to be put into operation on 3 routes.
Forecast of thunderstorms in provinces and cities due to cold air today
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According to the meteorological agency, it is forecast that the Northeast and North Central regions may experience showers and thunderstorms today, April 17 due to cold air.
Cold air causes rain, warning of extreme rain risk, dangerous weather
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The meteorological agency warns that the most noteworthy thing is the high risk of extreme weather phenomena accompanying thunderstorms today 17.
Hanoi darkened in broad daylight, a series of vehicles had to turn on traffic lights
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Hanoi - On the morning of April 17, the city is forecast to have thunderstorms, the sky darkened, and many vehicles had to turn on the lights when traveling.
People in Thanh Hoa are upset because groundwater is polluted and changes color
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Thanh Hoa - Realizing that the water source was polluted and turned red, many people in Thach Quang commune "appeared for help" to local authorities and functional sectors.
Water source heavily contaminated with alum, dozens of households in Lam Dong thirsty for clean water
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Lam Dong - For many years, dozens of households in hamlet 6B, Da Teh commune have had to live with heavily alum-contaminated water. They are looking forward to having clean water to use.
Ho Chi Minh City is gloomy, showers appear in some places after a series of hot days
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On the morning of April 17, many areas in Ho Chi Minh City experienced showers, cloudy skies, and no sunshine.
Lam Dong fishermen release rare turtles caught in nets back to sea
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Lam Dong - After discovering a rare sea turtle, fishermen in Lien Huong commune quickly removed their nets and released the turtle back to the sea.
Weather today 17:45: Northern region turns to thunderstorms due to cold air
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Weather today April 17, due to the influence of cold air compressing low pressure troughs, the Northern region (except Lai Chau, Dien Bien) and North Central region will change to rain.
