Natural disaster

90 US citizens lost contact after flash floods in Nepal

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The US side informed that 90 US citizens are still unable to contact after the serious flash flood and landslide in the China-Nepal border area.

Vietnamese leaders send condolences after flash floods on the China-Nepal border

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Vietnamese leaders sent telegrams of condolences to Chinese and Nepalese leaders about natural disasters, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 27.

Close-up of Nepal's flash flood disaster that killed at least 160 people

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Nepal police said on August 27 that the total number of deaths in the flash flood that swept through the border area with Tibet reached at least 160 people.

Picking up property in the muddy street after the flood in That Khe

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Lang Son - Floodwaters recede from That Khe commune, leaving streets covered with mud, garbage and damaged property.

Phu Tho announces 2 rock landslide points directly threatening people's lives

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Phu Tho - After heavy rains, the province must announce an emergency situation for natural disasters for 2 locations at risk of rockslides.

Lightning strike causes house fire in mountainous commune of Son La

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Son La - At about 11 pm on August 24, a fire occurred in Co Ma commune, the initial cause was determined to be lightning hitting a motorbike, causing the house to catch fire.

Small traders at the largest wholesale market in Lang Son recover after the flood

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Lang Son - Immediately after the floodwaters receded, small traders at Gieng Vuong market started cleaning and overcoming the consequences of flooding.

Rain causes billions of VND in damage, Lao Cai warns of landslides and flash floods

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Lao Cai - Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms in many localities, causing heavy damage to housing, agricultural production, animal husbandry and transportation.

Streets in Dien Bien with the refrain of rain is flooding

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Dien Bien - Some roads around Dien Bien stadium were flooded after heavy rain.

Water recedes, Lang Son people are busy clearing mud after the flood

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Lang Son - Floodwaters are starting to recede in some areas of Na Sam commune, functional forces and people are urgently collecting garbage, clearing mud and cleaning houses.

Landslide stretches to near boarding school in Lang Son

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Lang Son - Images of landslides running along the mountainside, approaching the campus of Cong Son Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities, Cong Son commune, causing many parents to worry.

Phu Tho mobilizes machinery to clear flow due to storm No. 4

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Phu Tho - Due to the impact of storm No. 4, many sections of soil and rock slid down into rivers and streams, obstructing the flow.

Some Phu Tho residents evacuated overnight due to the impact of storm No. 4

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Phu Tho - Fearing the risk of landslides due to the impact of storm No. 4, some households in Muong Dong commune have proactively evacuated to safe places overnight.

Dead sturgeon covers the lake surface, Lang Son people lose billions of VND

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Lang Son - Rain and floods clouded water sources, causing about 28 tons of sturgeon about to be sold in Ba Son commune to die en masse.

More than 50 officers and soldiers from Cao Bang came to help people in flood-stricken areas of Lang Son

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Cao Bang - Cao Bang Provincial Military Command strengthens more than 50 officers and soldiers to help Lang Son people prevent and combat floods.