Society
What is the water level of the Red River when some rivers in the North have floods
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On August 23, the downstream of the Luc Nam and Thuong rivers experienced large floods above alarm levels. However, the water level of the Red River in Phu Tho is still changing slowly.
Flood surrounds, people climb to life rafts, climb roofs to wait for relief
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Lang Son - Rain and floods caused deep flooding, landslides and division in many areas. More than 3,000 houses and auxiliary works were affected; over 2,000 households had to evacuate.
Do Son mobilizes the relocation of 58 households in areas at risk of landslides due to storms
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Hai Phong - On August 23, Do Son ward mobilized households in areas at high risk of landslides due to prolonged heavy rain to move to safe places.
Saigon Hot News: 4 wards in Ho Chi Minh City propose not to merge
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Saigon Hot News on August 23rd: 4 central wards of Ho Chi Minh City propose not to merge; Audiences arrive 7 hours in advance to watch the "Fatherland in the Heart" concert;...
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.
Social allowances increase, millions of people benefit from new policies
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The monthly allowance is calculated as 540,000 VND multiplied by a coefficient depending on the group of subjects.
Passenger car chain collision with truck and car in Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City - On August 23, the police are investigating a multi-vehicle accident between a passenger car, a truck and a car that occurred in An Long commune, causing 3 vehicles to be heavily damaged.
Substation fire at garment company in Nghe An
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Nghe An - A transformer station at a garment company in Tan Ky commune experienced an electrical short circuit and a fire, causing no casualties.
National Highway 4B broken, vehicles banned between Lang Son and Quang Ninh
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Lang Son - The slide is about 100 m long, dragging thousands of cubic meters of soil and rock, causing National Highway 4B through Chau Son commune to break.
Storm No. 4 is strengthening, complicated path forecast for the next 3 days
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Storm No. 4 is showing signs of strengthening and is likely to reach level 9, gusting to level 11 in the next 24 hours. It is forecast that the storm will continue to change direction in the next 24 - 72 hours.
Thanh Hoa evacuates 545 people from landslide and flood-prone areas
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Thanh Hoa - Prolonged heavy rain, localities have evacuated 131 households with 545 people; many roads and residential areas have landslides.
Water levels of rivers in the Red River basin on August 23
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On the Red River basin rivers, the water level of the Thao, Lo, and Da rivers changes slowly, and the downstream Red River at Hanoi station continues to decrease.
Lao Cai temporarily suspends recruitment and reception of civil servants from other provinces
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Lao Cai - The Provincial People's Committee requests agencies, units and localities to proactively arrange personnel, streamline staff and temporarily suspend the reception of civil servants from other provinces.
Hanoi heavy rain, no prolonged flooding points
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Hanoi heavy rain due to the impact of storm No. 4, more than 2,500 officials, workers and more than 200 vehicles were mobilized to be on duty, handling flooded points.
Driver trapped in cabin after collision between 2 tractor trucks
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Ha Tinh - After a collision between 2 tractor-trailers, a driver trapped in the cabin was rescued by functional forces breaking the door.
Heavy rain causes landslides on many roads in Northern Thai Nguyen
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Thai Nguyen - Prolonged heavy rain has caused landslides of soil and rocks on some roads, and water rising through the spillway affects vehicles.
Dak Lak rectifies false information at durian festival
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Dak Lak - Functional agencies request rectification of false information at the durian festival.
Hung Yen requests to definitively handle illegal riverside wharves and yards
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Hung Yen - Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee requests to definitively handle illegal wharves and yards that violate regulations on dykes and disaster prevention and control.
Water levels of hydropower reservoirs nationwide on August 23
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Water levels at many hydropower reservoirs across the country on August 23 are at a fairly high level, some reservoirs in the North and Central regions have large inflows.
Scene of a multi-vehicle accident between a passenger car and a truck and a car in An Long, Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City - On Tao Luc Bac Tan Uyen - Phu Giao - Bau Bang road, a traffic accident occurred between a sleeper bus and a truck and a car.
