Volunteers travel over 1,000km to repair flood-damaged motorbikes in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:33 14/10/2025More than 100 members of the Saigon Motorcycle Engineering Association have traveled over 1,000 kilometers to Thai Nguyen Province in northern Vietnam to provide free motorbike repair services for residents affected by recent floods.
Japan sends emergency relief supplies to help flood-hit residents in Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:05 14/10/2025Emergency relief supplies from the government and people of Japan arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Monday, ready to be delivered to Bac Ninh Province, one of the areas hardest hit by recent floods in northern Vietnam.
Historic floods wipe out Hanoi family's property in just 10 minutes
Vietnam News 13:14 12/10/2025A devastating flood triggered by the circulation of storm Matmo has inflicted severe damage across residential areas in Hanoi, including one family in Da Phuc Commune whose entire property — their house, more than 100 metric tons of bran and paddy, and thousands of chickens — was lost in only 10 minutes.
5-month-old baby cries for milk amid devastating floods in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 16:00 11/10/2025As torrential floodwaters surged through Van Nham Commune in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam in the early hours of Wednesday, Chung Thi Trang clutched her five-month-old baby and fled to her neighbor’s house. For three harrowing days, the mother and the child were stranded in the neighbor’s attic, surrounded by rising waters, without milk.
Vietnam uses drones to deliver aid to flood-hit northern areas
Vietnam News 08:37 11/10/2025Vietnamese military-run telecom giant Viettel said on Thursday it had used drones to deliver five tonnes of essential goods to flood-affected areas in northern Thai Nguyen Province.
Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen devastated after historic floods leave widespread destruction
Vietnam News 16:43 10/10/2025As floodwaters receded on Thursday, Thai Nguyen Province in northern Vietnam was left blanketed in thick mud and debris, with its residents struggling to recover from the worst floods the area has seen in decades.
Natural disasters have caused $1.3bn in damage across Vietnam so far this year
Vietnam News 11:43 10/10/2025Natural disasters have caused an estimated VND35 trillion (US$1.3 billion) in economic losses across Vietnam so far this year, not including the tens of trillions of dong in vehicle repair costs following widespread floods, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep said at a meeting with Vietnam's disaster risk reduction partners on Thursday.
Many schools resume in-person classes as rain eases in Hanoi
Education 15:57 08/10/2025As rain in Hanoi subsided on Wednesday morning, many schools allowed students to return to in-person classes. However, some continued online learning due to lingering flooding in nearby areas.
Vietnam’s defense ministry deploys helicopters to aid flood-isolated people
Vietnam News 15:41 08/10/2025In response to severe flooding and widespread isolation caused by heavy rains following storm Matmo, the Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday morning dispatched three helicopters carrying emergency supplies to affected areas in Lang Son and Cao Bang Provinces, northern Vietnam.
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.
Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen floods break historic records; stranded residents send GPS coordinates to seek rescue
Vietnam News 11:20 08/10/2025Floodwaters in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam have exceeded historical levels, submerging homes, cutting communication lines, and forcing residents to send GPS coordinates and fire flares to call for rescue.
Heavy floods swamp Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen after overnight deluge
Vietnam News 13:10 07/10/2025Torrential rain from the remnants of storm Matmo flooded large parts of Thai Nguyen Province in northern Vietnam overnight into Tuesday, submerging homes, disrupting transport, and prompting emergency response.
