Gov’t chief inspects flood rescue and recovery efforts in Thai Nguyen province

Pham affirmed that the Party and State shared the loss and difficulties of local residents in natural disaster-ravaged areas and directed necessary measures to support victims to overcome flood consequences and stabilize lives.

The Government chief underlined the importance of deploying urgent measures to evacuate people from risk areas to safer places; ensure safety of dykes and reservoirs and provide emergency relief for flood victims.

The circulation of Typhoon Matmo, the eleven of this kind to hit Viet Nam in 2025 have unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across northern Viet Nam. 

Inital statistics showed that in the northern province, the natural disaster claimed four lives, causing two other missing and two injuried and damaged 5,450 houses. Heavy rain also caused severe flooding, a massive sinkhole on National Highway 3B, paralyzing traffic on vital routes. Emergency crews arranged barricades, installed warning lights, and regulated traffic flow./.