Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on October 27 signed an urgent dispatch ordering ministries, agencies, and local authorities to take urgent measures to address and recover from severe floods striking the central region.

Local bridge in Hue city is under water.

The dispatch specifically instructs the chairpersons of the People’s Committees of Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang and Quang Ngai to maintain close monitoring and updates on rainfall and flood forecasts, enabling residents to respond proactively to evolving risks.

They must inspect and pinpoint areas prone to flash floods, landslides and deep inundation, issue timely warnings and evacuate residents to safe zones.

They were also required to work closely with units under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to ensure the scientific and secure operation of irrigation and hydropower reservoirs.

Based on local conditions, they may suspend classes to ensure teacher and student safety.

Priority is given to relief operations, including the supply of food, drinking water, medicine and other essential supplies to affected communities.

Once floodwaters subside, local authorities must promptly carry out environmental sanitation, disinfection and disease prevention efforts. They were instructed to help residents repair damaged homes and resume production, especially in agriculture, so as to stabilise lives as quickly as possible.

A comprehensive damage assessment must be conducted and reported, with appropriate support measures proposed if needed.

Additional specific tasks were assigned to the ministers of agriculture and environment, construction, industry and trade, along with relevant ministries, the mass media and the Government Office.

Bac Ninh Party chief orders swift recovery efforts after heavy flooding

BAC NINH - On October 13, Nguyen Hong Thai, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee, chaired a meeting of the provincial Civil Defense Command to review responses to ongoing flooding and propose measures to cope with further heavy rains in the coming days.

Japan sends first emergency relief shipment to Vietnam’s flood-affected areas

This is the first batch of international relief aid delivered to Vietnamese localities hit by natural disasters triggered by Storms No. 10 and No. 11.

 

Central and provincial leaders visit and support flood-hit residents in Bac Ninh

BAC NINH — Senior officials from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and Bac Ninh Province recently visited residents affected by floods in Bac Ninh province, offering relief assistance and words of encouragement as local authorities race to restore livelihoods following storm No. 11.

More flooding, landslides possible in northeastern, north-central regions

The NCHF warned about heavy rainfall of more than 70mm in three hours accompanied by whirlwinds, lightning, hailstorm, and gales, in the regions.

 

Over 907 billion VND pledged in support of flood victims

Of the total, Vingroup contributed 500 billion VND, which is being directly implemented in the provinces of Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Son La, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, and Bac Ninh. ​