Thai Nguyen (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 12 led a delegation to the northern province of Thai Nguyen to inspect the situation and direct activities to overcome consequences of super Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods.
Visiting Nga My, one of the communes hardest hit by flooding in Phu Binh district, Man underlined the need to mobilise forces and vehicles to support local residents in resuming normal life, and expressed his hope that local people will stay united in mutual support to deal with consequences together.
The top legislator presented 200 gift packages to households affected by the storm in Phu Binh district.
Earlier, he expressed his sympathy with and encouragement to the Party Organisation, administration and people of Thai Nguyen, noting d that the devastating storm has caused serious losses in human lives and properties in northern localities.
Facing this situation, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam called on all people, soldiers, and the entire political system to join hands to urgently support victims to overcome the consequences of the storm and subsequent floods. On September 12, many Party and State leaders promptly visited localities to inspect and encourage local authorities and people to focus on overcoming the consequences of floods and soon stabilise their lives, he noted.
He hailed the activeness and timely engagement of Thai Nguyen authorities and the whole political system in responding to the storm and implementing directions to deal with its aftermaths.
Along with continuing to deploy search and rescue activities, Thai Nguyen should continue to mobilise forces to assist affected people to repair houses, clean the environment and prevent epidemics, while fixing roads and bridges to ensure utmost safety for residents, he requested.
The provincial education sector must urgently clean and repair flooded schools to ensure all children can return to school, and pay special attention to disadvantaged children, Man underlined.
He asked the local authorities to stay on duty around the clock to grasp the situation and give timely response with the motto of putting the safety of people on top of all, while ensuring security and order in the locality.
On this occasion, the NA Chairman handed over 30 billion VND from the Central Relief Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee to Thai Nguyen to help the province to overcome the consequences of Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods. According to Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Trinh Viet Hung, due to impacts of the typhoon, the third storm entering the East Sea so far this year, from September 6-12, Thai Nguyen has suffered torrential rains and flooding, causing great damage to assets of the State and people.
As of 1pm on September 12, Thai Nguyen had reported four deaths and property losses of about 600 billion VND (24.4 million USD). At the same time, 61 schools were damaged. The province evacuated more than 50,000 households to safer places.
Local authorities have deployed measures to support households, repair damaged roads, resume power supply, and regulate reservoirs to ensure their safety./.
Post-typhoon floods leave 181 dead, 145 missing
Heavy rains and floods triggered by super typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest to hit Vietnam in decades, had left 181 dead and 145 missing as of 10:00 pm on September 11, statistics show.
