Flood relief effort intensified in central region

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked relevant ministries, agencies and localities to mobilise all resources to assist flood victims in the central region.

In a telegram dated November 17, the PM sent sympathy to families that have their beloved ones lost or injured as a consequence of floods in the central region.

Over the past three days, heavy downpours, with rainfall ranging between 400-1,000mm, caused severe flooding in central coastal localities, especially in Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces.  

The devastating floods caused heavy human and property losses and badly affected business production and people’s lives.

The National Search and Rescue Committee reported death toll has risen to 31 in the region, and nearly 10,000 houses and 431 hectares of rice and subsidiary crops have been damaged or inundated.

In his telegram, Dung required the affected localities to evacuate people from high-risk areas, mobilise all resources to rescue people in cut-off areas, and provide them with daily necessities to ensure no one is left thirsty or hungry.

He asked the designated localities and ministries to guide transportation at key arteries, tightly regulate dams and reservoirs, keep a tight grip on market prices, and supply sufficient medicine to prevent possible epidemic outbreaks. 

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