Prime Minister convenes online meeting to evaluate natural disaster consequences in central region

The meeting brought together Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and leaders of Da Nang, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong.

Over the past few days, floods caused by unusual heavy rains have left 102 dead and missing in the aforesaid five localities, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Around 186,000 houses were flooded; 1,154 homes were damaged; more than 3.2 million livestock and poultry were killed or swept away, the ministry added.

Total damages were estimated at over VND9 trillion, including VND650 billion in Quang Ngai, VND1,000 billion in Gia Lai, VND5,330 billion in Dak Lak, VND1,000 billion in Khanh Hoa, and VND1,055 billion in Lam Dong.

On November 21, the Government decided to allocate VND700 billion in emergency aid to help Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai and Dak Lak to overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

The Ministry of National Defense has mobilized 44,668 turns of officers and soldiers, 2,231 turns of equipment to join evacuation and rescue efforts, and three helicopters to distribute 86.5 tons of goods to residents in flooded areas.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Scurity has mobilized 98,509 turns of policemen and 13,566 turns of equipment to help local residents overcome the consequences of natura disasters.

The Ministry of Finance allocated 4,000 tons of rice to support residents in Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa.

As of Sunday morning, the electricity sector has restored power supply to more than 920,000 customers and is working to resume power supply to 258,000 customers who are without electricity./.