By 8:30 p.m. on July 18, Muong Than Commune in Lai Chau had completed the evacuation of 219 households, comprising 1,256 residents, from Noong Thang Village to safe locations to protect them from the risk of landslides.

The Prime Minister has issued an official dispatch asking for urgent measures and swift actions to address the aftermath of a landslide at Khanh Le pass in Nam Vinh Khanh commune, Khanh Hoa province, on November 16 night, which claimed six lives and injured 19 others.

Northern and central localities are grappling with the widespread impacts of Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm to arise in the East Sea/South China Sea this year, which has brought torrential rain, flooding, and strong winds across multiple provinces.

Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth to hit the East Sea this year, made landfall in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh at 6 p.m on August 25, bringing maximum sustained winds of level 11 (117 km/h) and gusts reaching level 13, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported.

As Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, is moving towards north-central coast, authorities in central provinces have activated emergency measures.

With tropical storm Wipha approaching Viet Nam's northern coast, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has urged commune-level Party committees and authorities to put lives first or face accountability for any deaths or property loss due to negligence.