The circulation of Typhoon Matmo have unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across northern Viet Nam, claiming three lives, leaving four missing, and submerging nearly 10,000 hectares of paddies and crops.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 7 issued an official dispatch, requesting concerted measures to effectively respond to and control floods, flash floods, and landslides in northern localities following prolonged heavy rains brought by Typhoon Matmo.

Localities were directed to deploy forces to guard flooded and landslide-prone areas, restrict traffic in unsafe zones, and prevent fatalities caused by negligence.

The meteorological agency warned that all the 124 communes and wards across the province face a very high risk of flash floods along small rivers and streams, landslides in steep terrain and areas with weak geological structures, as well as flooding in low-lying and urban areas.

Provinces in the northern region are ramping up emergency measures as Typhoon Matmo, the 11th storm to hit the East Sea this year, continues to strengthen on its way towards the mainland.

Typhoon Bualoi, the 10th storm to appear in the East Sea/South China Sea this year, together with its circulation, has left 194 people dead, missing, or injured and caused an estimated economic loss of about 8.78 trillion VND (332.51 million USD).

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, accompanied by a central working delegation, visited the central province of Ha Tinh on September 30 to encourage local people and support recovery efforts following Typhoon Bualoi.

Super Typhoon Ragasa continues to intensify as it approaches the East Sea/South China Sea, bringing powerful winds, towering waves, and warnings of flash floods and landslides in northern mountainous provinces of Viet Nam.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has instructed military and police forces to maintain a high level of readiness and actively engage in efforts to address consequences of Typhoon Kajiki, which made landfall in central Vietnam on late August 25 afternoon, with priority given to schools, healthcare facilities, policy beneficiaries, and low-income groups.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed off a dispatch directing the settlement of Typhoon Kajiki’s consequences as the storm has wreaked havoc on the northern part of central Viet Nam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, agencies, and localities to urgently address the severe aftermath of recent natural disasters, restore normal life for affected communities, and ensure that students are ready for the new academic year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a telegram on the urgent response to the consequences of rains and floods in Dien Bien Province and on responding to landslides and flash floods in northern mountainous provinces.

A tropical storm churning in the East Sea sustained winds of 62–88km per hour on early July 24, moving south-southeast at 15km per hour, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported.

Storm No. 3, internationally known as Typhoon Wipha, passed north of China’s Leizhou Peninsula on the morning of July 21 and entered the northern Gulf of Tonkin, posing a growing threat to Viet Nam’s northern and north-central coastal regions, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Wutip, the first storm arising in the East Sea so far this year, has caused widespread flooding, landslides, and infrastructure damage in central localities, prompting them to take urgent response measures.