Sand mining and the construction of hydropower dams that trap sediment from travelling downstream are primary factors contributing to rampant coastal and riverbank erosion in Việt Nam’s Mekong Delta region.

Natural disasters hitting localities throughout Vietnam had left 49 dead and 36 missing over the past six months, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Torrential rains have killed four people and injured two others in the northern provinces of Ha Giang and Dien Bien in the last four days.

Two people have died and five others injured after a landslide buried houses in Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Dalat City early Thursday morning.

Aside from the tragic deaths, property damage from natural disasters is estimated at VNĐ211.3 billion (close to US$9 million).

Dozens of houses have been badly damaged by whirlwinds that struck the central provinces of Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien-Hue on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.

Natural disasters caused economic loss worth nearly 19.5 trillion VND (approximately 830 million USD) in 2022, up 3.4 times from the loss recorded in 2021.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey has sent a working delegation to southeastern provinces joining search and rescue activities for victims of an earthquake that devastated this part the country on February 6.

There has not been any information confirming Vietnamese citizens are among those affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the most powerful over the past nearly 100 years.

A total of VND19.50 trillion was lost due to over 1,050 natural disasters in 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced at a meeting on December 30.

Saltwater has entered deep into the estuaries of central coastal provinces, leaving over 150,000 meters of collapsed hills and causing havoc for the locals.

Severe floods in Danang on October 14, triggered by Storm Sonca, has destroyed thousands of homes and caused more than VND1,486 billion in damage.

After weakening from a tropical storm to a low tropical pressure system, SONCA dumped up to 800mm of rain in many areas.

Many areas in Vietnam’s central region have been isolated by floods.

A landslide occurred in Tra Bong District of Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam on October 10 evening, burying some items of Ka Tinh hydropower plant in the locality, according to a local official.

Heavy downpours and floods in the north central region claimed the lives of eight people in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces as of 5:30pm on October 2.

Super typhoon Noru weakened into a tropical depression after entering the central region of Vietnam Tuesday night, damaging houses and uprooting trees.

UNICEF Vietnam expressed its concern over children and families in the country vulnerable to Typhoon Noru, saying it stands ready to support the Government of Vietnam in responding to the most powerful storm to hit Vietnam in 20 years.

As many as 119 people in Vietnam are dead or missing so far this year due to natural disasters, according to the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Natural disasters are becoming more unpredictable and extreme due to climate change, causing more extensive damage to people and property.