More than 766,000 Gia Lai students stay home from school to prevent heavy rain and flooding

GD&TĐ - Due to the prolonged heavy rain and rapidly rising water levels, Gia Lai province has allowed students to stay home from school from November 19 until further notice.

On the morning of November 19, the Gia Lai Department of Education and Training issued an urgent document to localities and schools, requesting students to proactively take time off from school to cope with heavy rain and the risk of widespread flooding.

Accordingly, heads of educational institutions across the province urgently asked students to temporarily stop going to school from the morning of November 19 until further notice, to ensure safety in the context of prolonged heavy rain.

At the same time, schools are ready to facilitate local authorities to use their facilities as evacuation sites if floods rise.

Previously, the Department of Education and Training of Gia Lai instructed units to strictly implement the Official Dispatch No. 14/CD-UBND dated November 15, 2025 of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, requiring absolute non-subjectivity and negligence. In addition, always be ready for situations of rain exceeding forecasts, rapid floods, and strictly implement the "four on-the-spot" motto.

The Department also requested schools to closely monitor weather warnings and forecasts; promptly update the risks of floods, flash floods, and landslides to fully inform staff, teachers, employees, and students. Based on the actual situation, units proactively decide to let students stay home from school, ensuring absolute safety in all flood situations.

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