Government chief orders sustained efforts to respond to floods, seventh storm

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued an urgent telegram requiring that ministries, sectors, and localities focus resources on dealing with the consequences of floods and heavy rain, and coping with, storm Nangka, the seventh storm this year, and tropical depressions.

  • Central provinces’ police forces support local people in overcoming storm’s aftermath
  • PM urges response efforts as tropical storm heading towards central region
  • Northern Vietnam is on alert as strong storm Higos closes in

Government chief orders sustained efforts to respond to floods, seventh storm ảnh 1

Heavy downpours are forecast to continue in the coming days, posing a high risk of flash floods, landslides, and rising waters in many places across the central region.

The government leader asked People’s Committees in central localities to keep a close watch on developments to take prompt measures in response while attention should be paid to evacuating people from dangerous areas and assisting them with temporary accommodation and food.

The Ministries of National Defence and Public Security were asked to support local people in dealing with torrential rains and floods and overcoming the consequences, while the Ministry of Transport was required to ensure the safety of vessels and vehicles as well as of roads, waterways, and railways in affected areas.

Meanwhile, media agencies need to step up communications regarding rain and flood developments to provide accurate forecasts to related offices and the public, he said.

According to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, storm Nangka, the seventh this year, is moving in the northwest direction and is expected to make landfall in the Gulf of Tonkin on the morning of October 14.

Government chief orders sustained efforts to respond to floods, seventh storm ảnh 2

The centre has also warned provinces from Thua Thien-Hue to Quang Nam to expect rains of up to 700 mm and Quang Tri and Quang Ngai to get up to 600 mm over coming days.  Floods and heavy rain are expected to last until the end of this week, it said.

To cope with the situation, the Ministry of National Defense has called for the mobilization of soldiers, police officers and civilian volunteers to stand by to help people in flood-hit areas.

Severe flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the central region have left at least 20 people dead and 14 others missing so far.

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