Gov’t allocates central budget to help four provinces overcome flood consequences

Of the above figure, Thai Nguyen will be get VND50 billion, while Cao Bang, Lang Son, and Bac Ninh will receive VND30 billion each.

On October 7, the Prime Minister issued an official telegram, requesting concerted measures to effectively respond to and control floods, flash floods, and landslides in northern localities.

From the morning of October 7 through the early hours of October 8, torrential rain and severe flooding triggered by the remnants of typhoon No.11 (Matmo) inundated Thai Nguyen and several northern provinces, including Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Ha Noi. Thousands of households were forced to evacuate as transportation networks were severed and entire residential areas turned into vast expanses of water.

Hundreds of police officers, soldiers, militia members, and mobile police units under the Ministry of Public Security have been mobilized overnight to support evacuation and rescue operations.

The Thai Nguyen Party Committee convened an emergency meeting on the evening of October 7. According to the committee's standing body, three people have died, three remain missing, and many others are injured. At the Cha Dyke area, authorities evacuated 67 households from outside the embankment to safer ground. Out of 38 main roads, ten have been cut off, while numerous temporary bridges and drainage culverts were destroyed./.