Environment

Scores of Quang Ninh tourist boats have moved to anchorage, been securely moored and assigned watchkeepers ahead of Storm Narra.

A severe thunderstorm and strong winds swept through a durian-growing area in Lam Dong Province, toppling around 500 mature trees and causing an estimated VND 5 billion (USD 190,000) in damage.

A storm is moving slowly and erratically over the Gulf of Tonkin, bringing very heavy rain to Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Bac Ninh and Haiphong.

Hanoi's air quality has continued to improve, with 73.28 per cent of days this year rated good or moderate as of August 11, approaching the city's 75 per cent target for 2026.

A tropical depression over the northern Gulf of Tonkin strengthened into a storm on the afternoon of August 21.

A green sea turtle has laid 128 eggs on a Con Dao beach after coming ashore at around 9 am, an unusually late nesting time for a species that typically nests at night.

Heavy rain has battered the central province of Ha Tinh, washing away a temporary bridge, flooding more than 1,200 hectares of rice and leaving one person dead in a lightning strike.

A tropical depression is moving towards the Gulf of Tonkin and may strengthen into a storm on August 21, bringing rough seas.

Floodwaters swept away a bridge serving two villages in Nghe An Province, cutting off more than 300 households and nearly 1,400 residents.

Lam Dong Province is finalising plans for an 8,408-hectare nature reserve at Ta Kou to strengthen forest and biodiversity protection while developing ecotourism linked to conservation.

Severe erosion along the O Mon River in Can Tho City is threatening roads, homes and public facilities including a ferry terminal and a school.

Vietnam's military has ordered round-the-clock emergency duty and readied personnel and equipment as heavy rain raises flood and landslide risks across northern and north-central regions.

A tropical depression formed over the northern East Sea early on August 18, with forecasters saying it is unlikely to strengthen into a storm but warning that its path remains uncertain.

Hanoi is preparing drainage systems, pumping stations and emergency teams as prolonged thunderstorms are forecast to bring 10-50 mm of rain a day, raising the risk of localised flooding.

A pod of more than 10 dolphins was spotted near Ben Dinh Port on Ly Son Island on August 17, drawing attention from residents and tourists.

Fishing boats are struggling to enter and leave Cua Tung in Quang Tri Province as worsening sand deposits continue to clog the channel leading to the local fishing port and storm shelter.

Police in Nghe An Province have found a nearly seven-kilo pangolin on a rural road and handed it over to authorities for rehabilitation at Pu Mat National Park.

Thirteen provinces and cities in northern and north-central Vietnam are forecast to see spells of heavy rain from August 17 to 21.

Can Tho City has declared a natural disaster emergency in four wards and communes as worsening riverbank, canal and coastal erosion threatens residents, transport links and key infrastructure.