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Restoring power supply to more than 68,250 customers affected by the circulation of storm No. 4
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By 7:00 AM on August 24, 2026, EVNNPC had restored power supply to over 68,250 customers out of a total of 125,003 customers affected by the circulation of storm No. 4 (Narra).
Forecast of heavy rain in the main area today, August 24th, due to the impact of storm No. 4
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From noon to evening of August 24, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, southern Phu Tho province, from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh are the focus areas for heavy rain due to storm No. 4.
Passenger car catches fire, nearly 40 people escape on National Highway 1A
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Quang Tri - A passenger car traveling on National Highway 1A suddenly caught fire, nearly 40 people on the car managed to escape, no one was injured.
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.
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.
Storm No. 4 causes heavy rain, relocating people from landslide-prone areas in Nam An Phu, Hai Phong
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Hai Phong - Before the developments of storm No. 4 and the risk of landslides in the mountainous area of Phuc Thanh village, Nam An Phu commune, 2 households were mobilized to move to a safe place.
Extinguishing a forest fire on the rugged terrain in Dau Voi mountain, Gia Lai
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Gia Lai - Functional forces have extinguished a forest fire at Dau Voi mountain, Hoi Son commune after the fire broke out again due to hot weather and strong winds.
