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Flood relief work required in central region

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has ordered localities in the central region to focus on repairing the damage caused by floods that hit the area last week.
Flood relief work required in central region ảnh 1Downpour causes flooding in Hai Chau district, Da Nang city. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Steering Committee for Natural DisasterPrevention and Control has ordered localities in the central region to focus onrepairing the damage caused by floods that hit the area last week.

They were told to mobilise resources to look for missing people, stabiliselocal livelihoods and clear traffic blockages.

Suggesting the localities to stay vigilant in response to natural disasters,the committee said that they should monitor weather developments to give timelywarning to authorities at all levels and local people.

They were advised to be ready to relocate households living in calamity-proneareas to safer ground.

Inaddition, measures should be put in place to protect flood prevention works andcontrol water discharged from hydro-power reservoirs.

Heavy rains over the weekend caused flooding across the central region withnine people reported dead and missing as of December 11.

The downpour affected 23,126 houses and inundated nearly 7,000 hectares ofcrops and 278.2 hectares of aquaculture farming. Meanwhile, more than 64.6kilometres of local roads and more than 2 kilometres of dykes sustained damage.

Thousands of students were excused from school to ensure their safety.-VNA


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