Environment

From now until mid-December 2025, moderate to heavy rains are expected to continue in central Vietnam.

Two endangered impressed tortoises (Manouria impressa), a species requiring strict protection, have been found at Dai An Temple in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Rainfall at Bach Ma in Hue reached nearly 1,740mm in one day, the highest ever recorded in Vietnam.

A powerful landslide triggered by heavy rain has buried roads in Quang Tri Province, cutting off more than 1,700 residents in remote areas.

Con Dao National Park in HCM City has successfully relocated 1,800 turtle nests and released around 120,000 hatchlings safely back into the sea during nearly six months of the turtle nesting season.

Prolonged heavy rain and landslides have isolated thousands of residents in central Vietnam, prompting evacuations and emergency relief efforts.

Southern meteorological authorities forecast widespread heavy rain across Ho Chi Minh City from October 26 to 29, with total rainfall expected to reach 150-300mm.

More than 600 kilogrammes of ivory illegally smuggled from Africa have been destroyed in Haiphong City, following one of Vietnam’s most significant cross-border wildlife trafficking cases.

More than 100,000 cubic metres of coarse sand have covered a northern village in Lao Cai after severe floods triggered by storm Matmo earlier this month.

Two rare monkeys discovered in a family’s garden in the central province of Quang Tri have been released back into the wild, authorities said.

Typhoon Fengshen, the twelfth storm in the East Sea this year, weakened into a tropical depression before making landfall in Vietnam’s central region this morning, October 23.

Authorities in Quang Tri have dismantled hundreds of bird nets, bamboo poles, and sound devices used to lure wild birds, as part of a province-wide crackdown on illegal hunting.

Authorities in Dak Wil Commune, Lam Dong Province, have issued a safety warning after a herd of wild elephants was recently seen near local residential areas.

Typhoon Fengshen has weakened, but it is expected to dump torrential rain on central Vietnam until the end of October.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has directed ministries, agencies, and localities to take urgent, proactive measures to respond to Typhoon Fengshen and anticipated flooding.

The central city of Danang faces the risk of torrential rain that could surpass the historic 2022 levels, prompting local authorities to prepare for all possible scenarios.

Widespread and prolonged heavy rain is expected across the central region of Vietnam in the coming days due to the influence of Typhoon Fengshen.

Starting December 1, Da Phuoc landfill will operate under a new schedule: it will accept waste only from 6. 00 pm to 6.00 am every day.

A tropical depression east of the central Philippines has strengthened into Typhoon Fengshen and is forecast to enter the East Sea in the coming days.