Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario (third, left), Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh (fourth, left), Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and delagates (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Mozambique’s PrimeMinister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario led a delegation to visitthe National Steering Committee for response to incidents, naturaldisasters and search and rescue in Hanoi on July 31.
He said Mozambique has long been impacted bynatural disasters and climate change, expressing his hope the Committee willshare its experience and skills in adapting to natural disasters and miningincidents on the basis of friendship between the two nations.
Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief ofthe General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, and Vice Head ofthe Steering Committee, said the Government of Vietnam has paid due attentionto responding to incidents, natural disasters and search and rescue.
Over the past 10 years, the Committee has warnedmore than 3.5 million vehicles, with nearly 18 million people on board on theprogress of tropical low pressure systems and storms. Some 2.1 million peoplehave been mobilised to participate in efforts responding to incidents, natural disasters, and34,000 people were rescued.
Around-the-clock local resources have beendeployed to tackle natural disasters, Minh said.
During their stay, the delegation visited the Committee’sVietnam Search and Rescue Coordination Centre.-VNA
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