Floods force evacuation of thousands in northern Vietnam, while landslide kills 3 family members
Vietnam News 16:21 17/09/2026Heavy rains have swollen rivers across northern Vietnam, flooding thousands of homes and forcing evacuations in Hanoi and Thanh Hoa Province, while a landslide in Phu Tho Province killed three members of the same family.
Thousands evacuate after Indonesia quake kills 53, aftershocks hamper rescue efforts
World 10:27 17/08/2026Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia, killing at least 53, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday.
Flooding prompts evacuation of residents in Vietnam’s mountainous province
Vietnam News 19:23 03/08/2026Police officers in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam evacuated residents and their belongings from heavily flooded areas on Monday morning after downpours submerged neighborhoods and disrupted traffic.
Thousands evacuated overnight as floodwaters overflow outer dikes in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:02 08/10/2025Floodwaters overflowed some segments of protective dikes in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam late on Tuesday night, forcing the urgent evacuation of thousands of residents as surging water flooded homes and farmland.
Commune officials in Vietnam’s Nghe An brave raging stream to evacuate over 120 villagers to safety
Vietnam News 10:35 26/08/2025A 29-second video that spread quickly on social media on Monday shows officials in Nhon Mai Commune, Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam wading through a torrent to help more than 120 residents cross safely, earning widespread praise from viewers.
Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages
World 16:26 27/07/2025Firefighters were battling wildfires across Greece and the Western Balkans on Saturday as the south of Europe sweltered under the third heatwave of the summer, with some villages and settlements being evacuated in Greece and Albania.
Heavy rain hits China's flood-stricken Guizhou for second time in a week
World 16:44 29/06/2025SHANGHAI - Heavy rain struck China's southwestern Guizhou province again on Saturday, half-submerging the already flood-stricken riverside city of Rongjiang for a second time this week and prompting the evacuation of residents to higher ground.
Vietnamese provinces prepare to evacuate 135,000 people as Storm Ma-on approaches
Vietnam News 13:05 25/08/2022Authorities in mountainous provinces in northern Vietnam have prepared plans to evacuate about 135,000 people
Vietnam asks Russia to ensure safe evacuation of Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine
Vietnam News 11:45 16/03/2022The Vietnamese and Russian foreigner ministers held phone talks on Tuesday
President urges special attention to protection of Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine
Vietnam News 15:46 07/03/2022President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting with relevant ministries to discuss the citizen protection process in Ukraine
460 Vietnamese citizens evacuated from Ukraine: foreign ministry
Vietnam News 14:22 03/03/2022About 460 Vietnamese citizens in Kyiv, Odessa, and Kharkiv have moved to nearby countries
2,500 people evacuated from flooding in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:29 25/10/2021Torrential rains inundated many areas in Quang Nam Province
