The June 29 landslide buried two people, injured some others, and destroyed houses. (Photo: VNA) The landslide buried two people, injured some others,and destroyed houses, according a dispatch issued on the day, in which thegovernment leader extended his deepest sympathy to the victims’ families.
The document noted that over the past days, a numberof northern and Central Highlands localities have been hit by heavy rains that triggeredlandslides and flash floods.
Given this, the PM asked ministers, Chairpersons ofPeople’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces, the National Steering Committeefor Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, and the National Committee forDisaster Response, Search and Rescue to play an active role in natural disasterprevention, response and mitigation.
He urged the Chairperson of the Lam Dong provincePeople’s Committee to visit and support the affected families, especially those with the deceased, and instruct competent agencies to trace reasons behind theincident, and strictly handle violations of land management and construction regulations.
Chairpersons of other municipal and provincial People’sCommittees were also asked to direct competent agencies and forces to detectthe areas vulnerable to landslides, especially residential areas, schools,office headquarters, military bases, construction sites and mines to soon putforth evacuation plans.
The Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development,Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, Education and Training,Transport, Industry and Trade, National Defence, and Public Security need tomonitor and inspect natural disaster prevention and control, the PM said.
The National Steering Committee for Natural DisasterPrevention and Control should keep a close watch on developments of naturaldisasters, and urge localities to focus on disaster prevention, response and mitigation.
Apart from keeping a close eye on the disaster situation,the National Committee for Disaster Response, Search and Rescue will coordinatewith ministries, agencies and localities to deploy response, search and rescueoperations promptly and effectively, according to the dispatch./.
VNA
