PM Phuc instructs locality to overcome typhoon's consequences
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In central Quang Binh, the storm left one dead and six injured. It also destroyed 13 homes, unroofed 49,155 houses and flooded 1,500 others. More than 1,000 hectares of rubber trees were also damaged, while many streets were blocked by flooding.
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| PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc cancels scheduled meetings in the Southern localities to fly to Quang Binh province. Photo: VGP |
Total loss in Quảng Bình is estimated at nearly VND1.8 trillion (US$79.21 million).
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday canceled work in the southern provinces to fly Đà Nẵng then go to Quảng Bình Province by car to inspect the situation and instruct the locality to overcome the consequences of the typhoon.
The PM asked local authorities to mobilise all forces to repair houses for people, so nobody is left homeless.
After the visit, Phúc had a working session with key leaders of Quảng Bình Province in the evening to assess the damage and the work of overcoming the consequences of the storm.
The typhoon is forecast to move towards central Laos and weaken to a low pressure system, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
The centre reported that at 5pm yesterday, the storm’s eye was in the Việt Nam-Laos border area with maximum wind speeds of 52km per hour.
In the last two days, the typhoon, said to be the strongest in a decade, brought heavy rains to central provinces from Thanh Hóa to Quảng Ngãi with rainfall of 100-200mm and even 300mm in some areas, along with gusts of up to 80-100km per hour.
Today and tomorrow, major floods could occur at rivers in the central region, posing a high risk of flashfloods, landslides, and local floods in the Hoà Bình, Sơn La, Thanh Hoá and Thừa Thiên–Huế provinces. Hà Nội is also forecast to see torrential rain and strong winds.
