Vietnam’s flood woes

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:08:00 +0100bdnews24 (en)

“Everything happened right in front of my eyes, but I couldn’t save her,” he said by phone Thursday. “All I could do was scream.” Video from the scene in Thua Thien Hue province has ricocheted across social media, generating an outpouring of grief and sympathy nationwide.

To tackle flash floods & issue advance warnings, IMD launches guidance system for South Asia

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 23:08:00 +0200expressindia (en)

Data from World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) suggest that across the world, about 5,000 people die annually due to flash floods. (Representational) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday launched the South Asian Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS), which is aimed at helping disaster....

She Was in Labor. Floodwaters Were Rising. Then the Boat Tipped Over. - The New York Times

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:20:00 +0200google-top-stories-innovatie (en)

HANOI, Vietnam — It was no time to travel, but when Nguyen Dac Minh’s wife went into labor, he put her on his motorbike and rode toward the hospital. Floodwaters that had killed scores across Vietnam were rising ominously around their village. At a washed-out railway overpass, he hired a man to ferry them in a small boat.

She Was in Labor. Floodwaters Were Rising. Then the Boat Tipped Over.

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:38:00 +0200nytimes (en)

HANOI, Vietnam — It was no time to travel, but when Nguyen Dac Minh’s wife went into labor, he put her on his motorbike and rode toward the hospital. Floodwaters that had killed scores across Vietnam were rising ominously around their village. At a washed-out railway overpass, he hired a man to ferry them in a small boat.

OP-ED: The spectre of apathy

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 23:35:00 +0200dhakatribune (en)

The spectre of apathy is one that has haunted human rights activists and advocates for the longest time. However, the spectre itself is not difficult to ward off; it simply requires a degree of consistency and commitment. The problem lies within all of us as much as it does with the advocates and activists themselves.