Environment

Central Vietnam is expected to face another spell of heavy rain in the coming days, while northern provinces brace for an intense cold surge accompanied by widespread showers.

A whirlwind unexpectedly tore through Chien Dan Commune in the central city of Danang on Sunday night, ripping roofs off homes, knocking down trees and cutting power.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved two canal dredging projects in the southern area worth more than VND 17 trillion (approximately USD 645 million).

Central provinces from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa are forecast to see very heavy rain from the night of November 15 to 18, with some areas expected to exceed 700 mm.

Two women in Nghe An Province have handed over two rare wild monkeys to authorities after the animals unexpectedly wandered into their homes.

Danang has declared a disaster emergency after late-October floods and Typhoon Fengshen caused severe erosion at the An Luong embankment and along the coast, forcing 64 households to evacuate.

Hue City is forecast to see widespread heavy rainfall exceeding 1,000 millimetres in some areas, raising the risk of severe flooding.

A resident in the southern province of Vinh Long’s Thanh Duc Ward has handed over a stray Javan pangolin, one of the world’s most endangered mammals, to local forest rangers.

Authorities in southern An Giang Province have found 191 suspected South American iguanas kept illegally at a local farm.

Typhoon Fung Wong has weakened to level 12 after entering the East Sea and is moving toward Taiwan with little likelihood of affecting Vietnam.

HCM City has proposed a USD 370 million plan to dredge and upgrade Ba Lon Canal as worsening floods hit the city’s southern districts.

Super typhoon Fung Wong moved into the northern East Sea early November 10, becoming the 14th storm this year with sustained winds of level 13 and gusts of level 16.

Several international meteorological agencies said Typhoon Fung-wong could reach its peak at level 16 on November 9.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has weakened into a low-pressure zone over southern Laos on November 7.

A Burmese python weighing more than 30 kilogrammes was discovered curled up inside a house in Quang Tri Province before being safely captured and released by local authorities.

Peak tides in HCM City on November 6-7 may exceed historic records, raising the risk of flooding.

Hue is struggling with thick mud and piles of drifting waste covering streets, riversides and residential areas.

Kalmaegi moved into the East Sea on the morning of November 5 with maximum sustained winds at level 13.

At least 26 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded swathes of the central Philippines on November 4.