Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch, urging ministries, sectors, and local authorities to ramp up recovery efforts following Typhoon Bualoi, which battered Vietnam’s central region and triggered torrential rain and widespread flooding.
According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, as of 12:00 on September 29, the typhoon left 11 people dead, 13 missing, eight others out of contact, and 33 injured. Thousands of homes and production facilities were damaged.
The Government leader extended his condolences to the families of the victims and asked local leaders to focus on search and rescue efforts as well as aftermath recovery.
PM Chinh instructed authorities in typhoon-hit localities to provide free treatment for the injured, and ensure proper funeral arrangements for the deceased in line with local customs. Search and rescue operations must continue with maximum urgency and safety. He also ordered efforts to restore transport, power, water, telecommunications, health care, and education, especially in isolated areas.
The Ministries of National Defence, and Public Security and competent sectors must arrange forces to provide timely support for localities’ search, rescue, and recovery efforts.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha was assigned to direct ministries, sectors, and localities in implementing post-typhoon response and recovery. Competent sides must submit daily reports by 15:00 to the Government Office.
Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in the central province of Ha Tinh at dawn on September 29, leaving catastrophic destruction across nearly all districts. More than 42,900 homes were damaged or had their roofs blown away. The storm also destroyed 167 schools and 12 medical facilities.
The province's infrastructure has been crippled and production activities have ground to a halt as it has experienced blackout since September 28 night. Agricultural losses included 987 hectares of crops flattened and 158 hectares of aquaculture farms flooded.
By early afternoon of September 29, the typhoon crossed into Northern Laos and weakened into a tropical depression, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
The system was moving west-northwest at about 25 km/h and is expected to further weaken into a low-pressure zone and dissipate within 12 hours.
Strong winds and rough seas are forecast along the northern coast from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa through September 29 evening./.
