Historical weather records

Flooding in central Vietnam may break 1999 record The Saigon Times A border guard of Quang Tri Province rescues a resident stuck inside a flooded house. Floodwater levels in Quang Tri Province’s Thach Han River could be higher than the record level in the 1999 historical flooding – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – As of this afternoon, October 12, floodwater levels in Quang Tri Province’s Thach Han River could surge to 7.4 meters, 0.11 meter higher than the record level in the 1999 historical flooding, and the central province may face massive flooding, said a weather expert. Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, told a recent meeting that the two central provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue saw heavy downpours early this morning, with rainfall measuring 200 millimeters lasting for some six hours. The current flooding in Quang Tri remains dangerous. By 7 a.m. today, the floodwater level in the Thach Han River was 5.19 … [Read more...] about Flooding in central Vietnam may break 1999 record

Be prepared for the worst The Saigon Times Daily Unprecedented rainfall last Friday plunged Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province into chaos when vast areas of Duong Dong Town and elsewhere on the island were left in deep floodwater and many residential quarters isolated, while Phu Quoc International Airport came to a halt. Numerous questions have thus surfaced as to why an island can get inundated, and if there is a way for Phu Quoc to become resilient to weather extremes. Last Friday’s precipitation, measured at 358mm, was the highest ever recorded on Phu Quoc in 100 years since weather records were kept, according to the national weather forecasting center. Phu Quoc authorities mobilized thousands of military and police personnel to come to the islanders’ rescue, as torrential rains showed no signs of abating. Data from the weather forecasting center put the combined rainfall between August 1 and last Friday afternoon at 1,120mm, equivalent to 40% of the annual … [Read more...] about Be prepared for the worst

Uncle Ho’s return commemorated (28-01-2006) Ethnic minorities lay a wreath at border mark 108 where President Ho Chi Minh returned to the country from abroad in 1941. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Ha CAO BANG — Today marks the 65th year of President Ho Chi Minh’s return to the country in Pac Bo to begin Viet Nam’s revolution, which eventually liberated the nation. Uncle Ho’s choice of Pac Bo in the northern mountainous Cao Bang Province when he returned on January 28, 1941, as a revolutionary base during 1941-45 proved to be of strategic importance as Pac Bo had good weather, favourable terrain and people’s support for the revolution. Uncle Ho’s return to the country was an important event, decisive in the success of the Viet Nam revolution, said Cao Bang Province Party Secretary Nguyen Thi Nuong. From Pac Bo, the revolution spread to the whole country, laying the foundation for great August Revolution 1945, which led to the liberation of the country and … [Read more...] about Uncle Ho’s return commemorated