Flood in the northern province of Thai Nguyen (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc has issued an official dispatch requesting relevant ministries, sectorsand localities to proactively respond to heavy rains and subsequent floods thenorthern mountainous region.
In the official dispatch, the PM askedprovincial People’s Committees to continue instructing the settlement ofconsequences caused by recent downpours and floods, focusing on finding missingpeople, aiding affected families and providing food and essential commoditiesfor households whose houses were destroyed.
PM Phuc urged the northern provinces to check flashflood-and landslide-prone areas and issue early warnings for local authorities and householdsto move to safe areas and work out evacuation plans, in addition to arrangingguard forces to ensure traffic safety in deeply-flooded locations. Healthworkers must stand ready to prevent diseases after floods, he said.
The PM ordered the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development to direct competent agencies and localities to keep a closewatch and ensure safe operation of water reservoirs and dyke systems, anddeploy measures to protect agricultural production.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade was tasked tomonitor and instruct the safe operation of water reservoirs and power grids,while the Ministry of Transport was requested to ensure traffic safety onhighways and assist flood-affected localities in addressing traffic incidents.
The Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment was responsible for closely monitoring developments of rains and floods,promptly forecasting and informing to relevant agencies and localities to takepreventive measures.
The Vietnam Television and Radio of the Voice ofVietnam along with centrally-run and local mass media agencies were ordered toincrease communications to help people prevent natural disasters.
The Central Steering Committee for NaturalDisaster Prevention and Control was requested to work with ministries andlocalities to deal with calamities at different risk levels.
According to the committee, so far rains andfloods have killed 16 people, of whom four lost their lives to a landslide.Another two people are unaccounted for in Cao Bang and Ha Giang provinces.
Torrential rains and floods have also damaged 86houses, submerged 500 hectares of paddy fields and other crops, and swept away70,000 cubic meters of soil and rocks.
Initial losses were estimated at around 20billion VND (909,000 USD).-VNA
In the official dispatch, the PM askedprovincial People’s Committees to continue instructing the settlement ofconsequences caused by recent downpours and floods, focusing on finding missingpeople, aiding affected families and providing food and essential commoditiesfor households whose houses were destroyed.
PM Phuc urged the northern provinces to check flashflood-and landslide-prone areas and issue early warnings for local authorities and householdsto move to safe areas and work out evacuation plans, in addition to arrangingguard forces to ensure traffic safety in deeply-flooded locations. Healthworkers must stand ready to prevent diseases after floods, he said.
The PM ordered the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development to direct competent agencies and localities to keep a closewatch and ensure safe operation of water reservoirs and dyke systems, anddeploy measures to protect agricultural production.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade was tasked tomonitor and instruct the safe operation of water reservoirs and power grids,while the Ministry of Transport was requested to ensure traffic safety onhighways and assist flood-affected localities in addressing traffic incidents.
The Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment was responsible for closely monitoring developments of rains and floods,promptly forecasting and informing to relevant agencies and localities to takepreventive measures.
The Vietnam Television and Radio of the Voice ofVietnam along with centrally-run and local mass media agencies were ordered toincrease communications to help people prevent natural disasters.
The Central Steering Committee for NaturalDisaster Prevention and Control was requested to work with ministries andlocalities to deal with calamities at different risk levels.
According to the committee, so far rains andfloods have killed 16 people, of whom four lost their lives to a landslide.Another two people are unaccounted for in Cao Bang and Ha Giang provinces.
Torrential rains and floods have also damaged 86houses, submerged 500 hectares of paddy fields and other crops, and swept away70,000 cubic meters of soil and rocks.
Initial losses were estimated at around 20billion VND (909,000 USD).-VNA
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