Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is now in South Africa to attend the G20 Summit, presided over an online meeting on November 23 to evaluate the consequences of unusual heavy rains in several localities in South Central Vietnam, according to a report from the Government News.
The meeting brought together Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, heads of ministry-level agencies, members of the National Steering Committee for Civil Defence and leaders of the provinces of Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong in the South Central Region, among others.
The Vietnam News Agency quoted Prime Minister Chinh as saying at the meeting that the flood situation and the efforts to overcome the consequences of the floods have been closely directed by the Politburo and the Party General Secretary, with Politburo members sent to localities to direct, visit, encourage and overcome the consequences. However, the situation is still very complicated; people are suffering very serious consequences in terms of human and property.
In such a context, the PM chaired this meeting to update the flood situation, as well as the implementation of tasks and solutions to prevent floods according to the direction of the Politburo, the Government and the PM.
Over the past few days, floods caused by unusual heavy rains have left 102 dead or missing in the aforesaid five localities, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Around 186,000 houses were flooded; 1,154 homes were damaged; more than 3.2 million livestock and poultry were killed or swept away, the ministry added.
Total damages were estimated at over VND9 trillion (nearly $342 million), including VND650 billion in Quang Ngai, VND1,000 billion in Gia Lai, VND5,330 billion in Dak Lak, VND1,000 billion in Khanh Hoa, and VND1,055 billion in Lam Dong.
On November 21, the Government decided to allocate VND700 billion (more than $26.5 million) in emergency aid to help Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai and Dak Lak to overcome the consequences of the natural disasters.
The Ministry of National Defense has mobilized 44,668 turns of officers and soldiers, 2,231 turns of equipment to join evacuation and rescue efforts, and three helicopters to distribute 86.5 tons of goods to residents in flooded areas.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Security has mobilized 98,509 turns of policemen and 13,566 turns of equipment to help local residents overcome the consequences of the natural disasters.
The Ministry of Finance allocated 4,000 tons of rice to support residents in Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa.
As of November 23 morning, the electricity sector has restored power supply to more than 920,000 customers and is working to resume power supply to 258,000 customers in the flooded areas.
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