Da Nang focuses on overcoming damage caused by floods

DNO - On the afternoon of October 30, the People's Committee of Da Nang City issued Document 3370/UBND-PTDS on focusing on overcoming damage caused by heavy rains and floods and responding to weather trends from now until the end of 2025.

Traffic police force joins in supporting people in flooded areas in Hoa Tien commune and Hoa Xuan ward. Photo: XUAN SON

According to the People's Committee of Da Nang City, from the afternoon of October 25 until now, in localities in Da Nang City, there has been heavy to very heavy rain, with total rainfall in many places exceeding 1,000mm.

Prolonged heavy rains caused serious landslides in many mountainous areas, damaged traffic routes, isolated many residential areas, and forced the urgent evacuation of people and property. Heavy rains also caused major floods on rivers.

Due to the influence of cold air strengthening combined with disturbances in the upper easterly wind zone, from November 1, in Da Nang city there is a possibility of moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain and thunderstorms.

To promptly support people in overcoming the damage caused by heavy rain and floods, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City requested departments, branches, communes, wards, and related agencies and units not to be negligent or subjective, with the most urgent and drastic spirit, proactively prevent and respond at the highest level, ensure safety of people's lives, and limit damage to people's property.

Organize visits and encourage families of victims in the area; provide timely support with food, water, medicine and essential necessities for people in damaged areas. Absolutely ensure that people do not go hungry, cold, lack clean water, or do not receive medical support when sick.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the city, the Red Cross Society of the city and the Military Command of the city received and distributed goods to support people in flood-hit areas. Photo: XUAN SON

Continue to check unsafe areas, especially deeply flooded and isolated areas, low-lying areas along rivers and streams, areas at risk of flash floods and landslides; arrange guards and checkpoints, strictly prohibit people and vehicles from traveling on deeply flooded roads, fast-flowing, underground, overflowing roads, on rivers, streams, and reservoirs.

Resolutely do not allow people or vehicles to pass through deeply flooded, dangerous areas or areas prone to landslides; resolutely do not allow evacuated people to return home until safety is assured.

Support accommodation and food to ensure stable life for households whose houses have collapsed or been damaged, and households that have had to evacuate urgently, so that no household lacks food.

Mobilize local forces to support people in repairing houses, quickly restoring production, and soon stabilizing life in disaster-affected areas.

Engineer Brigade 270 (Military Region 5) overcomes landslides in Tra Leng commune. Photo: Military Region 5

Mobilize households, individuals, and organizations in the area to immediately implement environmental sanitation, disinfection, and disease prevention and control work right after the water recedes. Depending on the actual natural disaster situation in the locality, ensure safe conditions for students to return to school.

Urgently implement measures to overcome the consequences caused by floods. Check, make statistical assessments, and report on the damage situation. Proactively use resources of agencies, units, and localities to overcome the consequences caused by natural disasters.

According to the Central Hydrometeorological Station, the flood on the rivers is currently receding slowly. It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the flood on the Vu Gia - Thu Bon River, Han River, and Tam Ky River will continue to recede slowly and will fall to alert level 1 to above alert level 2.

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