Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung flies a helicopter to inspect flooding in Khanh Hoa

To quickly access isolated and deeply flooded areas, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung flew by helicopter to inspect the entire flooded area in Khanh Hoa.

On the morning of November 20, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung and his delegation went to Khanh Hoa province to inspect and direct emergency response solutions in key areas that are deeply flooded, isolated and at high risk of landslides.

The working delegation included Mr. Tran Duc Thang, Minister of Agriculture and Environment, and representatives of the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defense, Government Office ...

Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang (left) flew with the delegation of Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung to inspect the flooding situation in Khanh Hoa. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

To quickly access isolated and deeply flooded areas, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung and the working delegation flew by helicopter to inspect the entire flooded area in Khanh Hoa, especially areas that were out of contact or at risk of serious landslides.

Khanh Hoa authorities provide food to people in flooded areas. Photo: Phuong Chi .

At 11:30 on November 20, Khanh Hoa Province Hydrometeorological Station issued a flood warning in Khanh Hoa Province. Accordingly, in the past 24 hours (from 11:00 on November 19 to 11:00 on November 20), Khanh Hoa Province had heavy rain, very heavy rain, and some places had extremely heavy rain; rainfall at some stations as follows: Thanh Son 315.9mm; Son Thai 359.4mm; Dai Lanh 472.3mm; Van Binh 349.9mm; Ho Hoa Son 634mm...

During the afternoon and night of November 20, the areas of Suoi Dau, Suoi Hiep, Dien Khanh, Dien Dien, Dien Lac, Nha Trang, Tay Nha Trang, Bac Nha Trang, Nam Nha Trang; Bac Cam Ranh, Cam Ranh, Nam Cam Ranh, Ba Ngoi, Trung Khanh Vinh; Ninh Hoa, Nam Ninh Hoa, Bac Ninh Hoa, Dong Ninh Hoa, Tan Dinh, Hoa Tri, Hoa Thang; Bac Ai Tay, Bac Ai, Ninh Son, My Son, Phuoc Hau, Ninh Phuoc, Do Vinh, Bao An, Phan Rang, Phuoc Dinh, Dong Hai..., are likely to continue to spread and become serious. Maximum flooding depth: from 1-2 m, in low-lying areas, flooding can be over 3.5 m deep.

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