Environment

Vietnam is stepping up plans to develop a new generation of highly skilled railway workers, as the country prepares for an unprecedented expansion of its rail network.

The central province of Quang Ngai recorded four earthquakes measuring 2.6 to 3.6 on the Richter scale on September 29, following a series of tremors this month.

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in central provinces from Nghe An to Quang Tri at 1 am on September 29, with sustained winds of level 11.

A whale carcass about 10 metres long has drifted ashore at Mom Tau beach in An Binh Hamlet, Ly Son Special Zone, Quang Ngai Province.

The typhoon was forecast to bring heavy rain to northern and north-central Vietnam (including parts of Laos), especially from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh provinces.

Typhoon Bualoi is expected to make landfall in Vietnam’s north-central provinces on September 29, bringing torrential rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A rare pig-tailed macaque was discovered wandering in a garden in Quang Tri Province before being handed over to authorities for conservation.

Erosion along the Tien River in the southern province of Dong Thap has caused several houses to collapse.

A new tropical storm is forecast to develop in the East Sea on September 26, shortly after Typhoon Ragasa weakens.

Authorities in Haiphong City have drawn up plans to evacuate hundreds of residents from Cat Hai Island and to help fishermen on Bach Long Vi Island move their boats ashore as typhoon Ragasa nears.

Several residential areas in the southern province of Dong Nai have been severely flooded after heavy rain caused the Buong River’s water level to rise.

The Vietnamese government has deployed 300,000 troops, 8,000 vehicles, and six aircraft to prepare for rescue operations as Super Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to make landfall on September 25.

Meteorologists forecast that super typhoon Ragasa, currently raging in the East Sea with winds exceeding 200kmh, is likely to weaken before making landfall in Vietnam due to unfavourable conditions.

The PM has directed ministries, sectors, and localities to take proactive measures in response to super Typhoon Ragasa, forecast to unleash extremely powerful winds over a vast area.

Authorities in Dong Nai have issued an urgent weather warning for flash floods, landslides and ground subsidence after prolonged downpours on September 22.

Typhoon Ragasa is predicted to make landfall in Vietnam, with localities from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh to be hardest hit.

Typhoon Ragasa is continuing to strengthen and moving quickly into the East Sea, becoming the ninth storm of the year, and is forecast to directly affect northern Vietnam on September 25-26.

Typhoon Ragasa is forecasted to enter the East Sea on September 23 with powerful intensity and could directly impact Vietnam’s mainland.

The capital aims to eliminate the practice of burying household waste completely and switch to modern treatment technologies, according to an official.