Environment

A rare great hornbill weighing about 2 kilogrammes was handed over by a resident in the central province of Nghe An to forest rangers for release back into the wild.

Floodwaters in northern Thai Nguyen reached unprecedented levels after storm Matmo, submerging homes and prompting overnight rescue operations across the province.

Rubbish has piled up across parts of Danang City since late September, after a waste treatment firm was found illegally burying and dumping waste.

Typhoon Bualoi has left Hai Tien Beach in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa buried under piles of driftwood, turning the once-crowded tourist coastline into a wasteland of tangled logs.

After a two-day search, rescue teams found the body of a fishing boat owner following a collision with a foreign oil tanker off the coast of Khanh Hoa.

Prolonged heavy rain brought by Storm Matmo has flooded dozens of streets across Hanoi since early October 7, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to move classes online.

Over 90 wild animals were released back into the forest at Tam Dao National Park in late September following successful rehabilitation at the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre.

Four consecutive earthquakes struck the central province of Quang Ngai early on October 6, between 12.40 am and 1.46 am, affecting Mang But and Mang Ri communes.

Typhoon Matmo is forecast to enter the Gulf of Tonkin tonight before moving along the Vietnam-China border with sustained winds of 60–75 km/h and gusts up to 100 km/h, causing heavy rainfall.

Typhoon Matmo is heading for the northern coast of Quang Ninh Province on the night of October 5 and is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to northern Vietnam.

Storm surges and strong waves from Typhoon Bualoi swept sand, rubbish and timber onto Ho Xuan Huong Street in Sam Son Ward, Thanh Hoa Province.

Storm Matmo is predicted to hit the Gulf of Tonkin on October 6 with powerful intensity.

The remnants of Typhoon Bualoi have triggered storms, floods and landslides across central and northern Vietnam, killing at least 34 people and leaving 22 missing

A tropical depression east of Luzon Island in the Philippines has formed and may strengthen into a storm within two days.

At least 19 people were killed and 13 remain missing after Storm Bualoi struck central Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment as of 7 pm on September 29.

Heavy rains from storm Bualoi’s circulation swelled the Red River, submerging parts of Lao Cai Province from the night of September 29 to the morning of September 30.