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 [...]

Floods frustrate Vietnamese, heavy rains continue

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — 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 the rain [...]

Hanoi Hit by Record Floods

Hanoi, Vietnam has been hit by its worst floods in 35 years.  Between Friday and Monday, more than 60 centimeters of rain paralyzed the city, causing massive damage and some twenty deaths. And some citizens are wondering why the city was not better prepared. In Hanoi, Matt Steinglass has more.

Residents make their way through a [...]

Vietnam and China raise flood toll

Forecasters say that more torrential rain is expected to hit areas of south China and Vietnam where at least 150 people have been killed in the area’s worst flooding in several years.
In northern Vietnam at least 120 people are now confirmed to have died after floodwaters from southern China caused river levels to rise, further [...]

More rain as Vietnam flood toll rises to 74

HANOI (AFP) — More rain lashed Vietnam’s flood-hit capital Hanoi and the north-central countryside on Tuesday as the official death toll climbed to 74 after more than a week of heavy downpours.
Thousands of people, including children and the elderly, remained trapped in their water-logged homes in Hanoi, where 20 people have died since last Friday [...]