Efforts must be exerted so nobody is left without food, clothes or shelter after the recent floods, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered on December 5.
Speaking at an online meeting of the permanent members of the cabinet and representatives of eight provinces in the south-central region and the Central Highlands, the PM expressed condolences to the bereaved families whose members died during the natural calamities.
For the time to come, the leader asked relevant ministries, authorities and localities to continue summing up the losses and efforts to deal with the consequences, and ordered an emergency assistance of 1,000 tonnes of rice to each of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Quang Ngai provinces.
He also stressed the need to continue the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of the floods, and to recover production and business as well as the supply of necessities to the people.
Statistics show that from November 27-30, up to 19 people were killed or rendered missing by floods that pulled down 26 houses and damaged 25 others, 1,657 hectares of rice and other food crops. The situation has eased but the recovery work is still encountering difficulties./.
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Landslides triggered by heavy rains blocked roads and damaged bridges in many localities, disrupting traffic and isolating a number of villages
Vietnam is among the countries that hit hard by climate change
Thousands of local residents need to be evacuated
Torrential rains have also caused power outages and flooding
the affected cities and provinces have seriously been implementing instructions of the Prime Minister and the office, timely inform local authorities and people about developments of natural disasters, and monitor residential areas vulnerable to flooding and landslides.
Localities need to take measures to protect dykes, reservoirs and production activities, and maintain search and rescue operations
Vietnam Political system will do its best for the People, especially in the hard time, being flooded
Vietnam can learn from and apply experience drawn from measures that have been taken by developed countries to respond to climate change, prevent floods and protect the environment
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee announced on December 2 that it has decided to provide emergency relief worth 540 million VND (nearly 23,800 USD) in cash and goods for people severely affected by floods in the south central provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen.
Each locality will receive 200 boxes of goods and 150 million VND in cash
Beneficiaries are disadvantaged families with injured people, collapsed or damaged houses, and destroyed crops and livelihoods affected by floods, people with disabilities, the lonely elderly, and women who are head of household or raising children under 5 years old.
Previously, many activities were organised by members of the Vietnam Red Cross Society’s chapter in Binh Dinh and local forces to rescue and support people in flooded areas
Heavy rains in the Central and Central Highlands regions in recent days have caused flooding, landslides, and traffic disruption, affecting tens of thousands of households.
We need more assistance to help affected people overcome difficulties and quickly stabilise their lives.
A lot of foreign countries and international organisations have sent money and aid to people in flood-hit central provinces of Vietnam.
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