Da Nang needs to move towards sustainable solutions for natural disaster prevention and control.

DNO - On the afternoon of October 28, chairing an urgent meeting to discuss solutions to respond to the ongoing complex floods, Chairman of the City People's Committee Pham Duc An requested that the city's functional agencies study sustainable solutions to prevent and combat natural disasters, avoiding the situation where every year there is a flood, rescue and evacuation of people is organized.

Chairman of the City People's Committee Pham Duc An delivered a concluding speech. Photo: NGOC PHU

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, at this time, more than 65,000 households were flooded, many traffic infrastructure works were severely damaged, especially on national and provincial highways, causing traffic jams.

Communes and wards have organized evacuation: 1,429 households/5,674 people. There have been no recorded casualties due to landslides.

The City Military Command said it has coordinated and mobilized nearly 6,200 officers and soldiers to participate in rescue and evacuation of people. The force continues to be on standby, ready to support people in vulnerable areas.

City police set up more than 580 checkpoints in areas with deep flooding, strong currents and landslides, ensuring safety for people and vehicles.

A residential area in Hoi An Tay ward was deeply flooded. Photo: NGOC PHU

The Border Guard established four forward command posts in key areas, mobilized ships, boats, canoes and hundreds of officers and soldiers to coordinate with localities to evacuate people, conduct rescue operations and deploy emergency response measures.

According to the Department of Construction, there are currently 5 national highways completely blocked; Ho Chi Minh road is also interrupted in many sections, especially Lo Xo pass.

National Highways 14G and 14B are still open. Nine provincial roads have been eroded and deeply flooded. The forces are urgently working to clear the roads soon. Floodwaters continue to rise, threatening the old Cao Lau Bridge. Infrastructure damage is estimated at around 10 billion VND.

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Nam Hung said that since the floods began, the city government has been determined in directing and implementing response. The armed forces have been flexible, closely coordinating with the locality, effectively promoting the "4 on-the-spot" motto.

The Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee emphasized that communes and wards proactively evacuate people in areas at high risk of landslides to safe places, ensuring no human casualties occur.

Hoi An ward authorities evacuated residents and tourists from flooded areas. Photo: NGOC PHU

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the City People's Committee Pham Duc An praised the sense of responsibility and efforts of sectors, localities and armed forces in responding to floods.

At the same time, departments, branches and localities are required to concentrate and synchronously deploy fundamental solutions to minimize damage caused by floods. The construction sector is required to review and promptly repair landslide-affected traffic routes.

The Chairman of the City People's Committee requested not to be subjective, continue to closely monitor weather developments; proactively deploy response scenarios, not to be passive.

Localities must report promptly, ensuring that people do not go hungry, lack clean water or safe housing; promptly repair cut-off roads, survey and announce emergency situations at high-risk locations.

Along with that, evaluate and handle environmental sanitation after floods, prevent epidemics; research long-term resettlement plans, especially for households regularly affected by landslides; aim for sustainable solutions, avoid the "rescue and relocation" situation that repeats every year.

Functional sectors need to calculate plans for afforestation and ecological restoration to adapt long-term to climate change and natural disasters.

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