Party Central Committee member, City Party Secretary Nguyen Dinh Trung (second from right), and the delegation came to check the flood in Dan Dien commune.

Also attending were Standing Committee member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh; representatives of the City Civil Defense Command and leaders of the City Party Committee Office.

Proactive response plan

According to the report of Dan Dien commune, from the night of October 25 to the morning of October 27, there was very heavy rain in the area, with average rainfall ranging from 250 - 450mm. The rising water level of the Bo River caused many inter-village and hamlet roads to be flooded from 0.2 - 0.6m deep. The whole commune had 100 households with water flooding into their houses from 0.2 - 0.3m.

By the morning of October 27, the commune had implemented a plan to evacuate 89 households with 117 people in low-lying areas; mobilized 130 officers, militia, and police on duty 24/7 to be ready for rescue when required. The commune People's Committee proactively implemented the "four on-site" motto, reserving 10 tons of rice, 300 cartons of instant noodles, 2,000 bottles of drinking water, and many rescue vehicles such as plastic boats, aluminum boats, life jackets, and round buoys. The work of ensuring safety for schools, medical stations, electricity systems, and traffic was carefully reviewed.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dan Dien Commune, said: "Due to the impact of floods, by the morning of October 27, the water level of the Bo River had risen to 4.7m, about 0.2m higher than the alarm level 3 and is forecast to continue to rise. The People's Committee of the commune focused on propaganda so that people can proactively prevent and avoid the flood, paying special attention to vulnerable groups. Specifically, in the area, there are 19 pregnant women over 36 weeks, of which 4 cases with a high risk of giving birth have been taken to the hospital, the remaining cases have been moved to a safe area. In addition, 75 people with underlying medical conditions have also been evacuated to a safe place. In the area, there are 380 fish cages on the Bo River with fixed poles, 562 fishing boats on the lagoon have been brought to a safe shelter.

Flooding in Dan Dien commune

In Huong Tra ward, widespread flooding occurred in areas such as Lai Thanh 1, Lai Thanh 2, Son Cong 1, Giap Nhat, Giap Nhi, Giap Ba, Giap Tu. Some main roads were flooded from 0.3 - 0.5m, such as Song Bo street, Buu Ke street; Ton That Bach street alone was flooded the deepest, up to 1.5m over a length of nearly 800m.

Mr. Tran Van Tu, Vice Chairman of Huong Tra Ward People's Committee said: "According to the plan, the ward will evacuate 188 households when the water continues to rise. So far, the ward has evacuated 2 households, both of whom are elderly. At noon on October 27, the ward will evacuate 25 more households in the areas of Giap Nhat, Giap Tu and Lai Thanh 1 to a safe place."

Huong Tra Ward also requested residential groups to closely monitor the developments of floods and rains, be ready to evacuate people from dangerous areas, and strictly implement the "four on-the-spot" motto to minimize damage.

Party Central Committee member, City Party Secretary Nguyen Dinh Trung inspected activities at the Public Administration Service Center of Huong Tra Ward.

Ensuring safety for people

In Huong Tra ward, the working group also inspected the operation of the ward's Public Administration Service Center. The center's facilities have been invested synchronously, and an automatic dialing system has been newly installed, creating convenience for people to come and do transactions. After nearly 4 months of operation, the rate of file settlement in the ward reached over 94% and 100% of files were digitized. In the rainy and flood conditions, the ward arranged additional staff to support people and businesses when they came to settle procedures.

Through inspection at the Public Administration Service Center, the city leaders noted that during times of heavy rain and floods, the ward needs to proactively inform the people, not forcing them to come directly to resolve administrative procedures when the weather conditions are dangerous. This is also a common requirement for the localities that the delegation inspected.

Standing Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh assessed that the localities in the northern part of the city have basically proactively grasped the situation and promptly deployed flood response plans, ensuring the requirements. However, in the context of complicated flood developments, the communication system must be maintained smoothly to quickly update the situation and help the government proactively handle arising situations.

Fish cages on Bo River are fixed with poles.

Standing Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh also requested localities to increase the equipment of backup generators, strengthen the transmission system and supplement rescue and relief vehicles, ensuring effective service for natural disaster prevention and control. At the same time, arrange a permanent medical force to promptly take care of people's health and support them in all situations; step up propaganda, warn of risks and instruct people not to be subjective, especially when the water recedes after the flood.

Through the on-site inspection, Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung acknowledged and highly appreciated the proactive and timely response of localities to floods. Party committees and authorities at all levels have closely followed the situation, flexibly handled situations, and ensured the safety of lives and property of the State and people.

Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung emphasized: “The development of floods is still complicated, localities need to absolutely comply with the response scenario, promote the sense of responsibility of the entire political system, not be passive or negligent in any situation. At the same time, we must proactively plan to overcome the consequences of floods and storms, ensuring that people's lives soon stabilize again.”

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