Storm churns towards Vietnam

Reuters
Monday, November 17, 2008
By Ho Binh Minh
A strong tropical storm churned towards southern Vietnam on Monday, threatening a direct hit on the densely populated Mekong Delta and substantial damage to the country’s coffee production.
State-run forecasters said Tropical Storm Noul, with winds of 88 kph (55 mph), would reach landfall around the tourist spots of Nha [...]

Tropical storm to hit Vietnam

HANOI – A STRONG tropical storm is forecasted to slam into Vietnam’s southern coast late on Monday, bringing heavy rains to its central and southern provinces which may disrupt the country’s coffee harvest, state-run radio said.
Storm Noul was moving fast and its damage could be huge, given it would land in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, where [...]

Vietnam aims for quick full recovery from historic floods

Vietnam’s northern and north-central provinces have been asked to marshal all forces to facilitate a swift recovery from the floods earlier this month that caused nearly VND8 trillion (US$472 million) in losses.
“We have to mobilize all necessary resources to stabilize residents’ lives and resume production,” Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung told an online forum [...]

Tropical depression, rough seas kill four

HA NOI — Four fishermen were killed off the coast of Thua Thien-Hue Province in rough seas caused by a tropical depression, said the National Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control.
The fishermen set sail despite warnings from border soldiers and an order preventing boats from leaving harbour.
Yesterday, the tropical depression was 400km east of [...]

Agriculture production still paralyzed after flood

VietNamNet Bridge – Vegetables and other crops have been lost because of the flood. Farms in the suburb areas of Hanoi have become idle as poultry and animals have either been killed, or bargained away by the owners. The agriculture production remains paralyzed ten days after the flood.

The field without farmers

The inundated field [...]

7 days after the floods, still trapped at home

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Thi Hoe has been stuck in her flooded house for an entire week with no running water, no electricity and three restless children. She’s about to go crazy with boredom.
“I feel like I’m in prison,” said Hoe, whose street is still under three feet (a meter) of water and reeks [...]

Vietnam: Worst rain in 35 yrs

Hanoi – Pumps ran non-stop in the Vietnamese capital on Wednesday to clear water following the city’s worst rainfall in 35 years, in storms that sparked flooding across large sections of the country and left 92 people dead.
Life in Hanoi was slowly returning to normal after a halt in the rains, with floodwaters receding and [...]

Rain stops in Vietnam but flood toll rises to 92

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Pumps ran nonstop in the Vietnamese capital Wednesday to clear water following the city’s worst rainfall in 35 years, in storms that sparked flooding across large sections of the country and left 92 people dead.
Life in metropolitan Hanoi was slowly returning to normal after a halt in the rains, with floodwaters [...]

Flood chaos in China and Vietnam

The toll from flooding and landslides in Vietnam and south China is rising, with at least 51 dead in China and reports of 92 dead in Vietnam.
In the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, a clean-up is beginning after floods swept across the north of the country.
Parts of south-western China have been hit by the worst flooding in [...]

Death toll continues to rise from Vietnam floods

The Associated Press
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
HANOI: Tran Xuan Mien spent an entire day clearing mud and debris out of his flooded house – only to watch the water rush back into his living room Tuesday.
“I’m exhausted,” said Mien, 62, who lives in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. “My house is full of water again.”
After a respite from [...]