| 12/25/2000 Friday
Asian
Devt Bk To Give Vietnam $58.5 Million In Flood Aid
12/22/2000 Friday
DYKE
STRENGTHENING AND FLOOD PREVENTION WORK REVIEWED
ROK
AND TAIWAN'S AID TO VIETNAMESE FLOOD VICTIMS AND HANDICAPPED PEOPLE
12/21/2000 Thursday
"Major infrastructure facilities
in key sectors damaged by recent storms and floods are to be restored with
assistance approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) last week.", from
Damaged facilities get bail-out package by VNS
12/19/2000 Tuesday
CHINESE
EMBASSY HELPS DONG THAP PROVINCE OVERCOME AFTERMATH OF FLOODS
12/18/2000 Monday
UNICEF
RAISES USD 1.4 MILLION FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
12/16/2000 Saturday
"Heavy rains also caused
flooding in some areas and engendered many paddy insect", from Heavy
rains damage crops in Long An by Nhan Dan
12/14/2000 Thursday
"US$ 4.3 million from
the two international financial institutions- the World Bank wih US$1,052,000
and the Asian Development Bank withUS$3,295,000 for the development of
junior secondary education in the delta will be allocated by the Ministry
of Education to support primary and secondary education in the flood-hit
Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta.", from Education in flood-hit delta allocated
US$4.3 million by VET
12/12/2000 Tuesday
Flooding
causes losses in Ninh Thuan
Soft
loans for flood victims
12/11/2000 Monday
Heavy
rains flood central province
12/09/2000 Saturday
"VIETNAM
Estimated flooded
area: 6.2 million acres
People displaced:
10 million", from WHAT
ON EARTH? Rising Waters by The Washington Post
"LONG AN – Nearly VND
9.4 billion (US$670,000) from the provincial budget has been donated to
flood victims in the southern province of Long An. The money has been used
to restore farming and to repair damaged houses. The province has also
provided local residents with 10kg of rice each to help ensure that they
have enough food to wait through the coming harvest", from Flood
victims get financial support by VNS
An
Giang protects people's lives in flood season
FAO
GRANTS RELIEF FUNDS TO FLOOD-DEVASTATED MEKONG DELTA
Australian
assistance to help VN predict natural disasters
12/08/2000 Friday
"Tropical depression
Rumbia has hit Vietnam and is weakening as it moves towards Cambodia.",
from Bangkok
Today by The Bangkok Post
"Flood victims in eight
Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces have benefited from debt rescheduling
by the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (BARD) to recover their
agricultural production.", from Flood victims get debt rescheduled by VNS
12/06/2000 Wednesday
Vietnam's
Fight To Manage Seasonal Floods An Uphill Task
VIETNAM
BISHOP APPEALS FOR AID FOR MEKONG DELTA FLOOD VICTIMS
12/05/2000 Tuesday
IRANIAN
LEADER CONVEYS SYMPATHY TO FLOOD VICTIMS
AGRICULTURE
BANK RESCHEDULES DEBTS FOR MEKONG DELTA FLOOD VICTIMS
12/04/2000 Monday
Whirlwind
hits Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau
12/03/2000 Sunday
Vietnam's
clouds have silver lining
GOVERNMENT
TO GRANT FLOOD-HIT CENTRAL PROVINCES VND 7 BILLION EACH
12/02/2000 Saturday
"Weathermen said it
would gain strength over the South China Sea as it headed westwards for
Vietnam.", from Tropical
storm Rumbia leaves Philippines after killing 12 by AFP
11/30/2000 Thursday
"VNS today reports
that Unocal Corporation and Conoco have pledged US$200,000 in relief for
flood victims in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta. The fund will be used
to purchase low-cost storm and flood-resistant houses for the delta", from
American oil firms donate flood relief by VET
UNITED
STATES AND AUSTRIA HELP FLOOD VICTIMS IN MEKONG DELTA PROVINCES
11/29/2000 Wednesday
"Austria joins flood
relief efforts in Vietnam: The Austrian government has granted Vietnam
relief aid worth VND 950 million to help overcome the aftermath of the
recent flooding that hit the Mekong river delta." ,from NEWS
by Nhan Dan
Vietnamese
officials held for diverting flood relief
Efforts
to overcome flood aftermath, start winter-spring crop
11/28/2000 Tuesday
Five
officials held for diverting flood relief funds in Vietnam
Heavy
Floods Deny Farmers Rat Barbecue
Floods
Eliminate Pest, Feast
FLOOD-HIT
PROVINCES RECOVER PRODUCTION AND LIFE
11/27/2000 Monday
Better
warnings on the Mekong
11/26/2000 Sunday
"The landslides in
Khanh Hoa province Friday also wounded two people and brought the death
toll from a week of flooding in the province to 17, the ruling communist
party's mouthpiece Nhan Dan said.", from 3
killed in Vietnam landslides, main rail link cut by AFP
11/25/2000 Saturday
Landslides
kill three, cut Vietnam's trunk rail link
11/24/2000 Friday
"Mr. Ngo said as of
October 30, 642 people had been killed, 868,000 houses submerged, 72,000
hectares of industrial plants destroyed...", Natural disaster in 2000 causes
loss of VND 4,500 billion from by VET
"He also met briefly
with Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Khai and offered him $230,000 for
disaster aid to cope with the damage from flooding earlier this autumn,
Japanese officials said.", from
Japan
PM's Asia Diplomacy Fails to Win Over Critics By Elaine Lies,
Reuters
11/23/2000 Thursday
"Long-term effects:
The Lao Dong newspaper said 25,000 people were in need of emergency food
supplies in the southern province of Ninh Thuan, where 6,500 homes have
been inundated.", from Floods
chaos spreads by BCC
VIET
NAM RED CROSS HELPS FLOOD VICTIMS IN CENTRAL PROVINCES
11/22/2000 Wednesday
Picture: Houses
submerged by foods at Dien An commune, Dien Ban district
Picture: Floods
kill six people in Quang Nam province
Floods
kill 29 people in new Vietnam floods
US
donates US$1.4 million for Vietnam’s disaster warning systems
American
Red Cross Donates $100,000 to Vietnamese Red Cross For Flood Relief
11/21/2000 Tuesday
"The Department for
International Development -(DFID) of the British Government is reported
to donate additional US$795,000 in urgent relief funds to the victims of
recent floods in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta. This latest donation
is channeled through the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). The money will
be be disbursed during the period from November 2000 to April 2001 to use
for improving the general health, water and sanitation situations in the
flood affected areas. This is the fourth grant of emergency assistance
to Vietnamese flood victims by the DFI D in the last three months. The
previous ones were made in September (US$253,000) and October (US$726,500)
through the Red Cross, World Vision and Care International. The total amount
of emergency aid from the British Government for flood relief to Vietnam
this year now stands at US $1.75 million, making the UK one of the largest
donors." from Additional US$ 795,000 from UK donated to Mekong flood victims
by VET
Vietnam
flood toll hits 38, rail link restored
Floods
kill 31 in central Vietnam
Floods
kill 29 people in central Vietnam
BRITISH
AND BELGIAN RELIEF TO FLOOD VICTIMS
11/20/2000 Monday
Picture: Overcoming
aftermath of the accident of the trans-Vietnam train
Picture: A
trans-Vietnam train derailed on a section of track damaged by flood
Floods
kill 31 in central Vietnam
Floods
kill 17 in central provinces
FLOODS
KILL SIX PEOPLE IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE
President
Clinton Meets with Red Cross in Vietnam
11/19/2000 Sunday
Death
toll rises in Vietnam floods
FLOODS
HIT SOUTHERN CENTRAL PROVINCES
11/18/2000 Saturday
Floods
Kill 26 in Central Vietnam, Derail Train
Storm,
floods kill seven in central Vietnam
FLOODS
CLAIM SIX LIVES IN PHU YEN CENTRAL PROVINCE
FLOOD-PRONE
MEKONG DELTA NEEDS OVERHEAD TRAFFIC PROJECTS AND SUITABLE CROPS
President
Clinton meets Red Cross in Vietnam
Picture: President
Clinton learns about the Red Cross relief response to recent severe flooding
in the Mekong Delta
Picture: President
Clinton meets some young volunteers from the Vietnam Red Cross
11/17/2000 Friday
PROMPT
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO OVERCOME FLOOD AFTERMATH IN MEKONG DELTA
11/15/2000 Wednesday
AUSTRALIA-FUNDED
MEDICAL BOAT LAUNCHED
11/14/2000 Tuesday
VIET
NAM WINS UN AWARD FOR NATURAL DISASTER CONTROL
11/13/2000 Monday
PRIME
MINISTER CALLS FOR FURTHER EFFORTS TO OVERCOME AFTERMATH OF FLOODS IN MEKONG
DELTA
11/12/2000 Sunday
FLOODS
KILL ONE IN CENTRAL PROVINCE
11/10/2000 Friday
"Nearly $44,000 raised
from months of fund-raising by youth and community groups and Vietnamese
entertainers will go to local organizations to help flood victims in Vietnam.
", from WESTMINSTER
by L.A. Times
Monk
planning flood-relief trip to Mekong Delta
PRIME
MINISTER DESCRIBES MEKONG DELTA FLOODS AS THE WORST IN 70 YEARS
11/08/2000 Wednesday
MORE
FOREIGN RELIEF FLOWS TO MEKONG DELTA FLOOD VICTIMS
11/04/2000 Saturday
More
donations sent to flood-hit provinces
Picture:
Children
cleaning school in Tan Thanh district, Long An province.
Video:Tan
Thanh district, Long An province.
11/03/2000 Friday
NETHERLANDS
TO GRANT ADDITIONAL USD 770,000 IN RELIEF TO FLOOD VICTIMS
11/02/2000 Thursday
MORE
RELIEF AID TO FLOOD-STRICKEN PROVINCES
11/01/2000 Wednesday
" (VET) - According
to an estimate the property loss caused by the floodwaters in Mekong Delta
is estimated at up to VND3.7 trillion, of which Dong Thap Province was
hardest hit, sustaining losses of VND832.5 billion and 141 deaths. An Giang
Province suffered 116 deaths and VND746.9 billion in losses; Tien Giang,
39 deaths and VND746.2 billion in losses; and Long An Province, 54 deaths
and damage totaling VND589.2 billion. Moreover, the floods have submerged
370 medical clinics and 2,679 schools with 12,149 classrooms; nearly 828,300
pupils temporarily kept from school. Infrastructure was also badly hit
with nearly 1,100 km of national highways and provincial roads seriously
damaged. About 828,000 houses are still flooded region-wide, and 220,290
households need emergency relief. Nets and boats have been given to 39,662
out of 60,200 households to help restart their lives. Since early
July 429 people, including 302 children have been reported killed from
the floods, according to the National Committee for Floods and Storms Control.
Relief funds totaling VND 176 billion have poured into flood-hit
provinces of the Cau Long (Mekong) Delta, but more funds are needed. The
Vietnam Fatherland Front together with localities and domestic and
international social relief organisations are continuing the donation campaign,
sending more money and goods to Inhabitants of flooded areas.", from Donations
of VND176 billion reached flood-hit Mekong Delta by VET
" (VET)- British
Government's aid funds for Vietnamese flood victims in Mekong Delta have
amounted to £600,000 or equivalent to US$954,000. In October, the
UK Department for
International Development gave the green light to two donations: a US$459,500
package to be implemented by World Vision, and a US$267,000 donation under
the auspices of Care International. The money will be spent on fishing
boats and nets, as well as equipment to support agriculture and aquaculture.
"The aid demonstrates the British Government's commitment to bringing early
and practical relief to disaster victims, " said Warwick Morris, Britain's
ambassador to VN was quoted as saying. The UK is already one of the largest
donors of development assistance to Vietnam, with over US$45 million currently
provided to five development programmes ranging from infrastructure construction
to language teaching.", from UK donations to Vietnamese flood victims by
VET
INTEL
FOUNDATION DONATES USD 150,000 TO VIET NAM FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS
Efforts
to overcome flood aftermath
More
donations for flood victims
Pupils
urged back to school after floods
Picture:
Pupils
in Moc Hoa township, Long An going to school.
10/31/2000 Tuesday
"Over 2000 staff of
Coca Cola Vietnam have raised VND 60 million to donate to flood victims,
bringing the total donations from the company to VND 120 million. A delegation
from the company has come down to Dong Thap Province to present 20 motor
boats and nearly 600 gifts to flood victims in Tan Thuan Dong and Tan Thuan
Tay district of the province. A big sum of cash has also been donated
to the most difficult people in Cao Lanh village of the province. It is
reported that in 1999 Coca Cola Vietnam managed to raise over one billion
Vietnamese dong to help flood victims and to build schools heavily hit
by the flood in central Vietnam.", from Coca Cola Vietnam donates VND120
million to flood victims by VET
MEKONG
DELTA FLOOD VICTIMS RECEIVE VND 176 BILLION AS AID
FLOOD
RELIEF AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM HIGH ON GOVT AGENDA
Floods
and Storm Situation Report no. 2
10/30/2000 Monday
"On November 25 the
American Express Foundation announced its decision to donate US$ 20,000
to flood victims in the Mekong Delta region through the American Red Cross.
Mr. Lachlan Hough, General Director of the American Express Bank of the
Asia Pacific Region said the American Express is committed to doing its
best to help flood victims, he also called other companies to participate
in this campaign.", from American Express donates US$ 20,000 to flood victims
by VET
'(VNS)- Last week's
heavy rains caused floods and traffic jams in HCM City, revealing the inadequacy
of metropolis' infrastructure. The city's drainage system was unable to
cope with the heavy downpours as shortly after the rain many streets were
submerged in water up to 1 m deep. People sought shelter during the rain
and took to the streets when it let up, creating bottlenecks everywhere.
Many said they were caught stranded for two or even three hours. Boxed
in on all sides, people were unable to get away from the flooded streets
and had to wade through filthy water.", from
Business
Beat by VET
"Water levels in the
rivers in the central provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang,
Quang Nam and Quang Ngai are rising rapidly, according to the National
Centre for Hydro-meteorology Forecast on October 28.", from Big
floods in central region’s rivers by Nhan Dan
"He also called on
and presented gifts to families of war martyrs, contributors to the national
revolution and those in difficulties in inundated areas of Cu Chi district
and district 12 of Ho Chi Minh City, Cat Tien district of Lam Dong province
and Krong No district of Dac Lac.", from President
tours flooded areas by Nhan Dan
"In response to the
‘Day for the Poor’ drive launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central
Committee on October 17, President Tran Duc Luong, Vice President Nguyen
Thi Binh and all staff of the President’s Office contributed two days’
salary to share difficulties with and help the poor people on October 27",
from Donations
collected for the poor by Nhan Dan
Sharing difficulties
with flood victims Mekong flood victims’ difficulties are being shared
by people nationwide.", from Sharing
difficulties with flood victims by Nhan Dan
Little
Saigon raises money for homeland
CENTRAL
PROVINCES ASKED TO PREPARE FOR STORM CONTROL
Picture:
Rain
interrupts a Sunday fund-raising concert in Little Saigon ...
Picture:
PRAYING:
Nga Tran listens during prayers at a benefit concert in Little Saigon
Picture:
STAYING
DRY: Minh Nguyen and his wife, Hoa Le, huddle under a jacket as rain falls
Picture:
President
Tran Duc Luong presents gifts to the people in Dac Lac province
Video:Dong
Thap young volunteers help flood victims
Video:Flood
Report
10/29/2000 Sunday
Vietnam
Aid Efforts Becoming Tougher Sell
10/28/2000 Saturday
10/27/2000 Friday
Banks
told to aid delta farmers
MEKONG
DELTA NEEDS 34 MILLION SAPLINGS TO RECOVER FLOOD-DAMAGED ORCHARDS
Picture:
President
Tran Duc Luong called at a family of Phan Thanh Can at Tam Tan hamlet
Picture:
State
President Tran Duc Luong on Oct. 26 called at and presented gifts
to victims at Thanh XuanWard, Precinct 12, ...
10/26/2000 Thursday
President
hails tenacity of Cuu Long Delta residents
PRESIDENT
CONTINUES INSPECTION TOUR OF FLOOD-HIT PROVINCES
Picture:
President
Tran Duc Luong presents gifts and offers consolation to the family of Ly
Van Nhon, who was killed while trying to protect a dam
Picture:
Mr.
Louis Martin (L) hands over the money to Prof. Nguyen Trong Nhan,President
of the VNRC
10/25/2000 Wednesday
Vietnamese
children warned of flood dangers
Flood-hit
An Giang reopens schools
ASEAN
develops regional disease prevention plan
Flood
victims receive additional assistance
MORE
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN MEKONG DELTA
MEKONG
RIVER COMMISSION WORRIES OVER FLOOD DAMAGE
Picture:
Relief
Aid to flood victims
10/24/2000 Tuesday
Pictures
of flooded western VN
Mekong
flood death toll reaches 407
Localities
overcome flood consequences
Donations
raised abroad for flood victims
More
donations for Mekong delta
TOTAL
FLOOD
DEATH TOLL EXCEEDS 400 AS WATER LEVELS RECEDE
Picture:
Delivering
relief goods to flood victims
Picture:
Many
houses are still under water
10/23/2000 Monday
Vietnam
floods to delay key rice crop - weatherman
Floods
in Vietnam dropping as death toll exceeds 400
10/22/2000 Sunday
Vietnam's
flood refugees facing mounting debts
MEKONG
DELTA: FLOOD WATERS RECEDE BUT STILL AT ALARMING, WHILE AID INFLOW CONTINUES
Picture:
Nguyen
Thi Moi, 39, sits with some of her seven children on October 21, 2000,
at their makeshift home in the flooded Mekong Delta province of Long An
10/21/2000 Saturday
U.N.
requests $9.4 million for Mekong flood victims
Mekong
floods to continue
UN
LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR FLOOD RELIEF AND REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE
TO VIET NAM
Sympathy
from foreign leaders to flood victims
Mekong
delta’s death toll reaches 391
Efforts
to overcome flood aftermath
Funds
raised for flood victims nationwide
10/20/2000 Friday
"(VET)- As of October
13 the floods in Mekong Delta had caused a material loss of VND 3,332 billion,
and 360 human lives; submerged 815,000 houses, destroyed 13,000 hectares
of paddy and 22,100 hectares of fruit. Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien
Giang Tien Giang, Can Tho, Vinh Long provinces were the heaviest hit. ",
from Flood news by VET
Over
500 dead in Vietnam floods
No
Quick End to Vietnam Misery As Toll Tops 500
Flood
Death Toll In Vietnam's Mekong Delta Still Climbing
Vietnam
Flood Death Toll Climbs
US
military flies in more aid for Vietnam as UN launches appeal
UN
renews calls for Vietnam flood aid
Cuu
Long floods receding slowly but still above danger level
Picture:
A
Red Cross worker waves a Vietnamese flag in front of U.S., Vietnamese and
Red Cross officials during a ceremony ...
Picture:
A
U.S. Air Force crewman unloads water purifiers donated as part of U.S.
assistance for flood victims in Vietnam ...
10/19/2000 Thursday
Disaster
relief from the locals
Aid
for Vietnam’s flood victims
Picture:
A
boy rows a boat on a flooded road in southern Vietnam's Long An province
Picture:
Cartons
of plastic sheeting for Vietnamese flood victims are unloaded from a US
Air Force C-130
Picture:
Dinh
Bo Linh road of Binh Thanh district submerged by water
Picture:
Dinh
Bo Linh road of Binh Thanh district submerged by water
Picture:
Dinh
Bo Linh road of Binh Thanh district submerged by water
Picture:
Houses
at Ward 5, Go Vap district submerged by water
10/18/2000 Wednesday
US
sending aid to flooded Vietnam
US
planes return to Vietnam
U.S.
Plane Brings Aid to Vietnam
U.S.
relief arrives in Vietnam by plane
U.S.
Will Airlift Aid to Vietnam
US
Flies Aid to Flood-Hit Vietnam As Toll Hits 485
Vietnam
Flood Victims to Get Aid
US
air force returns to southern Vietnam with aid not bombs
Rains
wreak havoc in Quang Ngai Province
Rain
disrupts Vietnamese coffee harvest
Picture:
Dennis
Harter (L), deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, joins
an unidentified Vietnamese army official (R) and Red Cross workers to unload
the first box of relief supplies for flood victims
Picture:
Thousands
of families have fled their homes
Picture:
US
embassy officials help unload the aid flight at TanSon Nhut airport
Audio:
Owen
Bennett-Jones reports for CBC Radio
10/17/2000 Tuesday
Death
toll from rains and flooding in 10-days Vietnam reaches 47
U.S.
air force to bring in Vietnam flood aid
U.S.
cargo planes to fly flood relief supplies to Vietnam
Villages
in Vietnam inundated by more rain
Rising
water levels in Mekong delta spark fears for spring rice crop
VIETNAM:
CHURCH LAUNCHES AID PROGRAM TO HELP VICTIMS OF DISASTERS
Picture:Mekong
Delta Flooding
Picture:Submerged
house at Ya Heo-Ajunpa commune
Picture:Submerged
house at Ya Heo-Ajunpa commune
Picture:Local
authorities have coordinated with the armed forces, police and mass organizations
to help victims deal with the aftermath and stabilize their lives
Picture:Local
authorities have coordinated with the armed forces, police and mass organizations
to help victims deal with the aftermath and stabilize their lives
Picture:Local
authorities have coordinated with the armed forces, police and mass organizations
to help victims deal with the aftermath and stabilize their lives
10/16/2000 Monday
VIETNAMESE
SUFFERING AS WATER RUSHES FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
Flooding
Kills Many More in Vietnam
More
rain for Vietnam, officials call for extra aid
More
rain soaks flood ravaged Vietnam
Storms
trigger more flash flooding in Vietnam
HOW
TO HELP
10/15/2000 Sunday
Vietnam
flood misery worsens
Torrential
rains bring further flood misery to Vietnam
Vietnamese
floods threaten major cities
10/14/2000 Saturday
Vietnam
flood deaths hit 440
Vietnam
flood toll rises in both south, centre
Floods,
rockslides wreak destruction nation-wide
Picture:The
roof of Mai Xuaân Theâu’s Taân Long Commune house in
Bình Döông Province’s Phuù Giaùo District
is all that remains above flood waters.
Picture:
Photo
Submerged houses at Tan Long, Phu Giao district, Binh Duong province
Picture:
Sugar
plants of Le Minh Xuan State-farm in Binh Chanh district, Binh Duong province
which are affected by water from the Mekong Delta provinces
Picture:
Flood
houses at Tan Long commune, Phu Giao district in the outlying province
of Binh Duong
Picture:
Raising
money for flood-stricken provinces in the northern mountainous province
of Son La
10/13/2000 Friday
Fresh
rains to hit flood-ravaged Vietnam
11
killed as fresh rains lash central Vietnam
10/12/2000 Thursday
Death
toll rises as Vietnam flooding continues
Death
Toll From Vietnam Floods Hits 340
Urgent
UN call to lift flood aid
New
casualties as floods spread over half Vietnam
Cargo
of relief supplies lands in flooded Vietnam
Picture:Blankets
and water containers are unloaded at Ho Chi Minh airport
Picture:Vietnam
greets the Australian pilots who brought in the supplies
10/11/2000 Wednesday
"Flooding, which has
extended to 10 central and southern provinces, has left 327 dead, including
239 children, in the Mekong Delta alone, officials said.", from Cambodian
Flood Drowns Six By CHRIS DECHERD, Associated Press Writer
"After weeks of some
of the worst flooding in four decades, Vietnam braced on Wednesday for
possible flash flooding throughout its central region following two days
of torrential rain. ", from Torrential
rain raises concerns of flash flooding in central Vietnam by AP
"Hundreds have been
killed, millions left homeless and crops destroyed by flooding in Vietnam,
Cambodia, Thailand, Bangladesh and eastern India this year, while drought
has wrought havoc in Iran and the southern republics of the former Soviet
Union.", from Asia
Weather-Heavy rains sign of climate shift by Reuters
New
flooding in Vietnam
Six
killed as torrential rains spark new flood alert in Vietnam
Floods
In Central Vietnam Extend To 10 Provinces
Alarm
bells ring as new floods hit central Vietnam
UPDATE
1-Dissident Buddhist in new Vietnam flood aid bid
Situation
Report no. 1 - revised budget from Red Cross Red Crescent
Picture:Photo
Receiving the aid package from Australia in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 09
Picture:Photo
Receiving the aid package from Australia in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 09
Picture:Photo
Receiving the aid package from Australia in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 09
10/10/2000 Tuesday
Aid
reaches deluge victims
Annan
urges donors to give generously to Vietnam flood victims
Children
Victims of Vietnam's Floods
Vietnam
dissident expelled from delta after unauthorized aid mission
Snail
Plague Threatens Rice in Flood-Hit Vietnam
UN
urges big response to "unprecedented" aid appeal from Vietnam
UN
Officials Preparing Second Vietnam Aid Request
UN
Plans $8 Million-$10 Million Mekong Flood Appeal
Donations
pour into devastated Cuu Long Delta as death toll reaches 319
Grim
outlook for Vietnam
Picture:A
Vietnamese man paddles through flood waters in a large bucket in Cao Lanh
...
Picture:A
Vietnamese girl sits with her family in a flooded Protestant Church during
Sunday morning services in Cao Lanh ...
Picture:A
Vietnamese women and her children walk across a makeshift bridge to a local
health center in Cao Lanh City...
Picture:Nguyen
Thi Hop, 39, weeps by her makeshift shelter Saturday Oct. 7, 2000 ...
Picture:A
young Vietnamese girl makes her way through the flood waters in Dong Thap
Province...
Picture:A
Vietnamese women carries her child from a flooded Protestant Church after
Sunday morning services in Cao Lanh ...
10/09/2000 Monday
"In Vietnam, the death
toll from flooding rose to 315 and the International Red Cross launched
a new round of relief aid with the arrival Monday of an Australian C-130
cargo plane loaded with blankets and water-purifying containers.", from
Floods
Spark Riots in Bangladesh by The Associated Press
Australia
Flies in Aid for Flood-Stricken Vietnam
Vietnam
monk tired but determined on aid mission
Australia
Flies in Aid for Flood-Hit Vietnam
Australian
military joins Vietnam flood relief effort
Red
Cross Steps Up Vietnam Relief; Flood Deaths Top 300
Picture:Workers
unload emergency aid from an Australian aircraft at the airport in Ho Chi
Minh City...
Picture:An
Australian soldier unloads cartons of relief supplies to Vietnamese army
officials at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City ...
Picture:Vietnamese
soldiers unload boxes of relief goods in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday
Picture:A
woman wades through Mekong Delta waters on Sunday
Picture:Workers
unload emergency aid today from an Australian aircraft at the airport in
Ho Chi Minh City
10/08/2000 Sunday
Vietnam
Stops Dissident Monk
Vietnam
Gets Storm Warning As Flood Deaths Top 300
Detained
Vietnam monk released after flood aid row
10/07/2000 Saturday
"Associated Press
reports: In northern Vietnam, a landslide triggered by flash flooding buried
a commune, and surging river currents destroyed a bridge, claiming more
than 50 lives, Vietnam Television reported yesterday. The landslide killed
40 people and injured 17 on Tuesday night in the district of Sin Ho in
Lai, the report said. About 90 per cent of the homes in the commune of
397 people were buried by mud and rocks", from Ordeal
by flood, and then by pirates by SMH.com.au
More
than 300 killed in Vietnam floods: official
UPDATE
2-Vietnam holds monk for attempting aid distribution
Buddhist
with aid for Mekong flood victims questioned by police
Supplies
Rushed to Dying Flood Victims
Flash
floods claim 51 lives as rains batter rural north
10/06/2000 Friday
"The Government of
the Republic of Korea has pledged to donating Vietnam US$ 30,000 in cash
for the flood victims; and the Korea Red Cross will also donate the material
for the victims worth US$ 30,000", from Korean
president sends his condolences to flood victims by Vietnam Economic
Time
"(VET)- Thanks to
a campaign initiated by Canadian Center for International Studies and Co-operation
(CECI) to raise funds to assist poor and vulnerable families in the
flood ridden provinces last year; residents of 400 new houses have
benefitted from the assistance.", from
Canada helps build for flood victims by Vietnam Economic Time
Red
Cross Rushes Aid to Vietnam, Dozens Die Daily
Flash
flood kills 40 in remote Vietnamese village
Vietnam's
biggest city braces for new flood threat
Vietnam
dissident reaches Mekong Delta on unauthorized relief mission
51
dead after torrential rains in Vietnam's northern mountains
Death
toll still rising, losses mounting in Cuu Long floods
Picture:Vietnamese
women carrying goods wade through the flooded banks of central Hanoi's
Hoan Kiem Lake ...
Picture:Vietnamese
children play along a flooded street in Long An province ...
Picture:A
Vietnamese woman puts out her laundry to dry along a dike in Tan Thanh
...
Picture:Nguyen
Thi Thai, 65, ponders her future with her blind husband Ngo Thi Han, 68,
in their makeshift shelter in Long An ...
Picture:Vietnam
is still tackling floods in the South...
Picture:IFRC
officials visit flood victims in Ñoàng Thaùp Province.
..
10/05/2000 Thursday
"Officials say the
young and aged in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, India and Bangladesh
make up most of the more than 1700 deaths in the worst flooding in 40 years.",
from Asia
floods hit elderly, young By CRAIG SKEHAN, SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT
of BANGKOK
Vietnam
flood victims face crocs threat
Children
bear the brunt of calamitous flooding
50
Die in Landslide in Vietnam
More
Than 50 Die As Rain, Flooding Hits Northern Vietnam
Vietnam
Flood Toll 280; Crocodiles a New Hazard
Vietnam
acknowledges widespread hunger in wake of Mekong floods
INTERVIEW-Vietnam
monk says not afraid of arrest over aid bid
51
feared dead after torrential rains in Vietnam's northern mountains
Landslides
kill 40 in northwestern Vietnam
Crocodiles
spotted in Mekong delta following Vietnam floods
Picture:At
the Tran Hung Dao and Ngo Quyen cross-roads of Hanoi City after heavy rains
on Oct. 4 early morning
Picture:At
the Tran Hung Dao and Ngo Quyen cross-roads of Hanoi City after heavy rains
on Oct. 4 early morning
Picture:At
the Tran Hung Dao and Ngo Quyen cross-roads of Hanoi City after heavy rains
on Oct. 4 early morning
Picture:Now
he is in danger from crocodiles too
Picture:Crocodiles
have swum into the Mekong Delta
10/04/2000 Wednesday
Vietnam's
biggest city taking no chances with Mekong floods
Vietnam
Flood Toll 258; Rice, Blankets for Victims
Flooding
threatens Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
dissident to challenge authorities with flood relief mission
Vietnam
tells dissident monk to follow aid rules
German
cooperation minister in flood-hit Vietnam
Flash
floods disrupt Vietnamese capital
10/03/2000 Tuesday
Vietnam
Floods Hit Ho Chi Minh City; Death Toll Up To 241
Rains
Worsen Misery for Vietnam Flooded; Toll 230
UN
To Aid Victims Of Deadly Southeast Asia Floods
Vietnam's
biggest city threatened as Mekong floods spread
10/02/2000 Monday
"Although water levels
in upstream districts continued to drop by about 5 centimeters (2 inches)
each day, levels on the lower basins remain high, said Bui Dat Tram, director
of the An Giang province's meteorology station. ", from Worst Vietnamese
floods in nearly 40 years in U.N.
reaches out to south Asian flood victims at CNN.com
"Some 35,000 Vietnamese
families have been evacuated while an additional 27,000 still need to be
moved to higher ground, said Do Ngoc Thien, deputy director of the Flood
and Storm Control Department. ", from U.N.
To Help SE Asian Flood Victims By CHRIS DECHERD, Associated Press
Writer
Vietnam
flood toll hits 230 as marathon evacuation continues
UN
Disaster Team To Assess Vietnam Flood Damage
Death
toll rises with Vietnam's worst flooding
Flood
toll rises as millions swamped
10/01/2000 Sunday
"Meanwhile in Vietnam,
the Army is struggling to provide emergency shelter for thousands more
families evacuated from the flood-stricken Mekong Delta, where the death
toll has topped 200. ", from Eastern
Indian flood crisis deepens by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Vietnam
flood toll rises remorselessly
09/30/2000 Saturday
Vietnam
to move 80,000 to camps as floods kill 214
Vietnam
struggles to shelter homeless as flood toll tops 200
Vietnam
plans refugee camps as flood toll hits 199
Vietnam
grapples with record floods
09/29/2000 Friday
Parts of neighboring
Vietnam, Laos and Thailand have also been inundated in recent weeks.",
from Cambodia
Appeals for More Emergency
Flood
Relief by Reuters
"Unusually heavy rains
here, however, and in neighbouring Laos and Vietnam, had caused water levels
in the Mekong River to rise sharply", from UN
supplies for 500,000 Cambodians by AFP
UPDATE
1-Vietnam flood toll 187, alarm at child casualties
Vietnam
flood toll 170, alarm at child casualties
Vietnam
Evacuation Speeds Up As Flood Death Toll Rises
Vietnam
steps up flood relief efforts amid mounting aid agency concern
Vietnam
steps up evacuation efforts as flood toll rises remorselessly
09/28/2000 Thursday
He said ``something
like 20 children a day are drowning simply because at night they walk off
the dike.'' ", from Bangladesh
Land Port Flooded By FARID HOSSAIN, Associated Press Writer
"Twelve of Vietnam's
provinces are in the Mekong Delta, and seven have been affected by flooding.",
from Millions
of Asian flood victims seek food, refuge by CNN
Mekong
floods to worsen in future-Red Cross
Vietnam
Flood Toll at 168, Rice Planting Delayed
SE
Asia flood toll 'over 400'
Cambodia
Welcomes UN Aid As New Storm Threatens Vietnam
Picture:Many
homes in the Mekong Delta have been flooded for weeks
Picture:Vietnam
floods will have serious long-term effects
Picture:Police
have been told to move survivors to high ground
09/27/2000 Wednesday
"Vietnamese officials
on Wednesday also warned that high tides in the South China Sea would cause
the floodwaters to rise, beginning later in
the day. ",
from South
Asia nations cope with floods as death toll rises by The Associated
Press
"The Singapore Government
is giving a total of US$60,000 in humanitarian aid to Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam to help flood victims in these countries.", from Singapore
govt pledges aid to flood-hit Mekong countries by Television Corporation
of Singapore Pte Ltd.
Tide
Warning As Vietnam Flood Toll Rises to 149
More
donations for flood victims
Death
toll from floods in Vietnam rises to 138
Picture:Members
of the Hanoi's Red Cross delivering necessaries to flood victims
Picture:Staffs
of the Lao Dong (Labourer) Newspaper collecting donations for flood victims
in the central city of Da Nang
09/26/2000 Tuesday
Red
Cross Appeals for Flood Victims in Cambodia and Vietnam, American Red Cross
Contributes $350,000
Flood
Levels Stable in Vietnam, Recede in Cambodia
Children
main casualty as Vietnam battles floods
Vietnam
floods now stable, but toll rises to 119
09/25/2000 Monday
"In Vietnam's Mekong
delta, the death toll from flooding has hit 100, while close to 140 people
have died in flood-related incidents in Cambodia.", from Heavy
rains continue to hit India by Australian Broadcasting Corporation
"In Vietnam, where
the Mekong Delta has been the hardest hit, the damage is estimated at 557
billion dong ($1=VND14,160), excluding infrastructure. ", from Britain
Pledges $1.5M In Aid For SE Asia Flood Victims by AP
"Cambodian floods
have killed at least 137 people this year, while the worst floods in decades
in Vietnam's Mekong Delta have left at least 75 dead, mainly children.
", from Thai
floods kill 47, cause at least $51 million damage by Reuters
Mekong
flooding toll 120: Vietnam official
AUDIO:Floods
in Vietnam "It hasn't been this bad for 40 years
AUDIO:More
floods hit Vietnam - NPR (Sep 26, 2000)
Vietnam
flood toll rises
Vietnam
flood waters receding as toll hits 100
Savvy
Vietnamese villagers find new opportunities among the floods
Picture:Building
dyke on highway 30, linking Cao Lanh with Hong Ngu districts ...
Picture:Farmers
at Long Binh hamlet, Long Khanh B commune, Hong Ngu district, Dong Thap
province build dyke against flood ...
Picture:Flooded
houses along a canal at An Phuoc commune, Tan Hong district, Dong Thap
provinces ...
Picture:Flooded
houses along a canal at An Phuoc commune, Tan Hong district, Dong Thap
provinces ...
Picture:The
Chau Doc market in An Giang province submerged by floods ...
Picture:Giving
medical checks-up and medicines to people at Phu Loc commune, Tan Chau
district, An Giang province ...
09/24/2000 Sunday
"Floods are also ravaging
Southeast Asia; hundreds have died in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.", from
World
Forecast Summary, Sept. 24: Killer Floods in India by Weathernews
Inc.
"The government invited
about 200 observers from China, Russia, Iraq, Vietnam, Angola and other
friendly countries, as well as Western European leftists.", from Yugoslavia
Vote Irregularities Cited By MISHA SAVIC, Associated Press Writer
Disease
fears in Mekong floods
Vietnam
flooding toll now 53
Flooding
in the Mekong Delta leaves 100 dead
Floods
a waiting game for Vietnamese rice farmers
09/23/2000 Saturday
Vietnam
Flood Toll Hits 94, But Waters to Peak Soon
Flooding
claims 61 people in Vietnam: television
'Worst
to come' in Mekong floods
VFF
issues nation-wide emergency aid appeal
Mekong
flood waters still rising as death toll mounts
Picture:A
Vietnamese man eats his breakfast in a flooded noodle shop in Cao Lanh
...
09/22/2000 Friday
"Vietnam is reporting
59 dead, Cambodia, 130, since July, and 30 in Thailand.", from World
Forecast Summary, September 22: Flood Death Toll Still Rising in S.E. Asia!
by Weathernews Inc.
Death
toll from Vietnam floods reaches 50
Monsoon
Floods Leave Mekong Basin Submerged and Starving
09/21/2000 Thursday
"Authorities contacted
in four southern Vietnamese provinces reported a sharp increase Thursday
in deaths, raising the national toll to 60, including 51 children, since
July.", from Asia
Flood Death Toll Hits 235 By CHRIS DECHERD, Associated Press Writer
Flood
workers’ boat sinks
Monsoon
rains swamp Vietnam, Cambodia
WRAPUP
1-Vietnam flood toll surges, but hope of respite
More
than two million homeless in SE Asia floods, worst to come
More
than two million now homeless in SE Asia flood disaster
Two
million people without shelter in Vietnam floods
Vietnam
flood toll surges, but hope of respite
Picture:With
high waters lapping at her feet, a Vietnamese woman mends clothes ...
Picture:A
Vietnamese girl rows a makeshift boat through a flooded market in the Mekong
Delta town of Cao Lanh ...
Picture:A
Vietnamese man washes vegetable on a temporarily bridge for his flooded
house in Vinh Hung district of Long An province ...
Picture:A
Vietnamese mother washes her daughter as other children play on a flooded
road in Cao Lanh ...
Picture:A
taxi bicycle makes its way through a flooded road in Cao Lanh town ...
09/20/2000 Wednesday
" The swollen Mekong
River continues to rise - and with it - the numbers of people along the
route - who have to evacuate their flooded out homes and businesses. According
to the International Red Cross - 119 lives have been lost in Cambodia,
28 in Thailand and another 18 in Vietnam. ", from World
Forecast Summary, September 20: S.E. Asia Flooding Continues! by
Weathernews Inc.
Health
Fears for Asia Flood Victims
WRAPUP
1-Vietnam floods spread, Cambodia past the worst
Asia
Flood Workers Face Problems
ASIA:
Swollen river brings rising tide of death
As
Vietnam floods spread, Cambodia past the worst
43
die in Vietnam's Mekong delta flood
Mekong
death toll rises
Picture:A
Vietnamese girl struggles as she cycles on a flooded road in the Mekong
Delta...
Picture:A
Vietnamese boy tosses water from his flooded house in the Mekong Delta...
Picture:Up
to their necks in flood water, Vietnamese workers take a break from filling
sandbags...
Picture:Boy
in Moc Hoa Vietnam's Mekong Delta...
Picture:Woman
haul sacks of relief food in Gao Giong...
09/19/2000 Tuesday
"Vietnam has also
been severly hit by the deluge, as flood waters flow down to the Mekong
Delta.", from Swollen
Mekong brings more misery to Cambodia by Reuters
WRAPUP
1-Swelling Mekong threatens more flood deaths
Vietnam
Rice Offers Dn; Farmers Sell To Stem Flood Losses
Vietnam
flood waters still rising, over 30 dead
Floods
hit millions in Mekong River basin
30
die in Vietnam's Mekong delta flood
Picture:The
Vietnam Red Cross delivers food relief to villagers in Phuong Thinh commune...
Picture:
Two
Vietnamese men use mud to build a floor above rising waters...
Picture:
A
Vietnamese family crosses a flooded rice field in a boat in Gao Giong...
Picture:A
Vietnamese woman waits for aid in the Mekong delta...
09/18/2000 Monday
"He noted the floods
have also hit Vietnam, where government officials say 150,000 people have
been displaced in the hardest-hit provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap and
Long An. More than 200,000 homes have been flooded.", from Cambodia
Flood Death Toll Hits 100 By CHRIS DECHERD, Associated Press Writer
Cambodia
Flood Death Toll Hits 109
Vietnam
floods to hit next rice crop planting
Vietnam
flood deaths at 25, mass evacuation sought
WRAPUP
1-More than a million threatened by Mekong floods
Floods
are a waiting game for residents of the Mekong Delta
Mekong
Delta flooding threatens disaster
Australia
aids flood casualties
Picture:
A
motorbike taxi transports Vietnamese commuters along a flooded highway
in An Giang...
Picture:
Vietnamese
school children make their way to school along a flooded road in the Mekong
Delta...
Picture:
Nguyen
Thi Hue, 42, displays a bottle of fish sauce...
Picture:
Vietnamese
rice farmers haul sacks of rice to dry land from their flooded farm...
Picture:
Truong
Thi Be, 58, forages for firewood in the front yard of her flooded house...
Picture:
Tran
Van No, 40, sits along a road by his flooded rice field making thatch for
the roof...
Picture:
Vietnamese
children make their way to street...
09/17/2000 Sunday
"In Vietnam, floods
killed four people in Dong Thap since July and 11 more, including 10 children,
in An Giang province, officials said Saturday", from Cambodia,
Vietnam Flood Waters Rise by AP
Vietnamese
floods kill 22
Flood-hit
Vietnam villagers have no place to run
Asian
Floods Leave Farmers Waiting
Govt
sends aid to flood-devastated Asian countries
Aid
for Mekong flood victims: Downer
Mekong
floods worsen
Picture:
Children
in Long An province of Vietnam find a dry berth
Picture:
Flooded
roads on the Cambodia Vietnam border
Picture:
A
young man walks along the Tan Chau dyke on the Tien River in An Giang...
Picture:
Racing
to beat the rising flood water, Vietnamese shopkeepers sandbag the front
of...
Picture:
Young
Vietnamese women wash their dishes on the porch of their flooded house...
Picture:
A
Vietnamese family takes a break for a cold drink at a flooded cafe ...
Picture:
Villagers
walk along a dyke made of sandbags on the Tien river in Tan Chau...
Picture:
Vietnamese
children make their way down a flooded street in Tan Chau...
09/16/2000 Saturday
"Meanwhile, record
flooding in southern Vietnam has transformed rice paddies and rural communities
into “desolate lakes,” the Red Cross said.", from Calls
for calm in Cambodia as floods rise by AP
Flood
appeal
Cambodia,
Vietnam Flood Waters Rise
Waters
Still Rising In Flood-Stricken Cambodia, Vietnam
Mekong
Floods Claim More Lives, Threaten Phnom Penh
Vietnam
flood toll hits 19, five more children die
Picture:
Vo
Van Sang, 17, perches on a newly-built high floor in his flooded house
in the Mekong Delta
Picture:
Vietnamese
transporting firewood by boat are swamped by high waters in Vietnam's flooded
Long An
Picture:
Phan
Van Thuong (L), 66, and his wife, Luong Thi Cac, 63, take care of their
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