Vice premier prefers Vietnam to better cope with natural disasters

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Updated : 09/15/2015 16:33 GMT + 7

Boats are anchored on the Han River in the central city of Da Nang during the landfall of tropical storm Vam Co in central Vietnam on September 14, 2015.
Competent agencies should review their precautionary work to better respond to natural disasters, which have killed 98 people, and caused damage totaling nearly US$243 million in Vietnam in the past eight months, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has said.

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Ho Chi Minh City to spend $42mn on reservoirs to prevent flooding

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Updated : 09/06/2015 17:21 GMT + 7

A man is pictured pushing his motorbike on a heavily flooded street in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1, 2014.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided to spend VND950 billion (US$41.8 million) building three large-scale reservoirs in the most flood-prone areas of three districts.

With a total area of ​​100ha, the three proposed reservoirs are expected to accumulate tens of millions of cubic meters of water and resolve the flooding problem in District 4, Tan Binh District, and Thu Duc District. Tiếp tục đọc “Ho Chi Minh City to spend $42mn on reservoirs to prevent flooding”