VOA60 Climate Watch - Vietnam: 179 people killed, 145 missing in storms, landslides and floods
Nearly 40% of the areas of the Amazon rainforest most critical to curbing climate change have not been granted special government protection, as either nature or indigenous reserves, according to an analysis by nonprofit Amazon Conservation. The areas lie in the far southwest of the Amazon in Peru and the far northeast in Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname, the data show.
A landslide in Vietnam, in the wake of the deadly Typhoon Yagi, hit the remote mountain village of Lang Nu in Lao Cai province. State media said at least 30 people had been killed in the village, with another 65 still missing. Across the country, the typhoon and subsequent landslides and floods have killed 179 people while 145 were missing, the government estimated.
Brazil has been experiencing its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, according to authorities. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering
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