# Environment

Floods kill 9 in Vietnam

Floods in Vietnam’s northern and central regions from September 26 to September 28 killed nine people, left one person missing and injured 10 others

IANS | New Delhi | October 2, 2023 11:30 am

Floods in Vietnam’s northern and central regions from September 26 to September 28 killed nine people, left one person missing and injured 10 others, the country’s National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has said.

The floods caused by heavy rain also damaged houses, roads, aquaculture ponds, and rice and other crops, as well as killed fowls and cattle, Xinhua news agency reported.

Natural disasters, mainly floods and landslides, left 98 people dead or missing, and injured 103 others in Vietnam in the first nine months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office.

# Opinion

Women take lead in revival of rivers

Small rivers have been getting depleted and sometimes simply vanishing in many parts of the country. This has aggravated the problem of floods as well as droughts, as people are denied access to their water in drought years and during floods, rain water which would have flowed into these rivers instead turns towards human habitations.

# India

India,Vietnam strengthen peacekeeping ties

The fifth edition of the bilateral military exercise VINBAX 2024, involving the armed forces of India and Vietnam, is underway at Ambala, Haryana.

# India

VINBAX 2024 begins with an aim to enhance military cooperation between India and Vietnam

This edition of the army exercise to be conducted simultaneously in Ambala and Chandimandir features an expanded scope with participation from both the Army and Air Force personnel for the first time.