Khanh Hoa province reported that the Mirinae storm killed 13 people and injured 9. Many places were submerged, especially in Ninh Hoa and Dien Khanh districts, and Nha Trang City were flooded to a level of 0.5 to 2m. Around 77 ships and more than 6,330 cages of shrimp were sunk. The provincial leaders have directed localities to mobilise resources to overcome the consequences of the storm and provide aid to the families of the dead and injured.

Mr Manh praised Khanh Hoa province’s effort to cope with the storm and to minimise losses. He hailed solidarity and coordination among local authorities, people and the armed forces in the fight against the storm. The most important thing now is to help people stabilise their lives and resume production. The State will provide aid to damaged provinces but they must use the funds effectively, Mr Manh asked.

Party leader Manh pointed out that the province should pay attention to long-term measures, such as zoning, protecting and developing watershed forests, evacuating citizens to safe places and measures to adapt to climate change. He urged the province to monitor the building of hydro-electricity plants and irrigation projects on rivers in the central region to improve their economic efficiency and help prevent floods.

Mr Manh said many people are likely to fall into poverty again so the province must pay more attention to poverty reduction programmes based on State support and devise measures to help aquaculture breeders.