PM directs measures to respond to rains and floods in the North of Vietnam

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries, sectors and localities to take measures to response to torrential rain, landslides and floods in the northern region. 

Torrential rains for many days in the region since July have triggered flash floods, deep flooding and landslides that have caused severe losses of assets and human lives, according to an official dispatch issued by the PM.

Heavy rains ranging 100-250 mm and even exceeding 400 mm are forecast in some localities from August 11 to 15, posing great risks of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas and midlands, as well as flooding in low-lying sites and urban areas.

PM Chinh requested them to keep close watch over the situation, take timely response measures, and arrange forces and vehicles to evacuate their residents to safer places.

Under the directive from the PM, the Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, and Transport must work to ensure the safety of dams and reservoirs, and rapidly handle incidents in main traffic axis.