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HCM City: suburb areas incur heavier flooding

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the number of flooded areas in the inner city has decreased, suburb areas tend to incur heavier flooding.

Hydropower reservoirs discharge water, lowland people flooded out

The rains in the central region in recent days are not as heavy as the one that caused the historical flood in 1999. However, they have caused more severe consequences because hydropower reservoirs discharged water at the same time.

Typhoon Wutip kills five, injures 159

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Wutip, the tenth to hit Vietnam this year, has so far killed five people, injured 159 and left two missing after sweeping across the central region early this week.

Scientists warn about extreme weather due to climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine communicable diseases relating to the climate change have been found in Vietnam recently, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment under the Ministry of Health.

Hanoi discharges water from Nhue River to reduce flooding

VietNamNet Bridge – This afternoon, August 9, the Hanoi authorities decided to discharge water from the Nhue River to the To Lich River, in the city’s center, in order to reduce flooding in the city.

Cleaning up the capital city

VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city plans to construct 39 waste treatment plants for urban areas with an expected capacity of 1.8 million cubic metres per day by 2030, stretching to nearly 2.5 million cubic metres per day by 2050.