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Prompt actions required to address flood aftermath in Quang Ninh

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered authorities of northern coastal Quang Ninh province and relevant agencies on July 28 to take prompt actions to help local residents overcome the consequences of floods caused by heavy rains in the last several days.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered authorities of northern coastalQuang Ninh province and relevant agencies on July 28 to take promptactions to help local residents overcome the consequences of floodscaused by heavy rains in the last several days.

Torrential rains, caused by a low pressure trough crossing the northernregion, have been recorded in Quang Ninh over the last three days,reaching as high as 800 millimetres in Co To island and Cua Ong ward ofCam Pha city.

Deluge at certain locations in HaLong, Cam Pha and Uong Bi cities and Dong Trieu, Van Don and Hoanh Botownships inundated more than 2,000 houses and isolated some residentialareas.

Floods have also claimed at least four lives and many others are missing.

The PM asked the Quang Ninh People’s Committee to visit and supportsuffering families and supply isolated households with stapleprovisions.

Authorities need to continueevacuating households in severely flooded areas or those vulnerable toflash floods and landslides and mobilise local medical, military,security and youth forces for post-flood cleanup and disease prevention.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung demanded the NationalCommittee for Search and Rescue, the Ministry of National Defence andthe Ministry of Public Security deploy forces to help Quang Ninh addressthe deluge aftermath.

The Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development was requested to ensure the safety ofreservoirs and the Ministry of Health was asked to prepare forenvironmental cleanups.

The Ministry of Industryand Trade and the Ministry of Information and Communications are incharge of resuming the electricity supply and communications. Meanwhile,the Ministry of Transport will expeditiously repair affected roads toensure transportation.-VNA
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