All for the people in the flood area

On the afternoon of November 21, comrades: Nghiem Xuan Thanh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Ho Xuan Truong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Lam Dong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Tran Phong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Khac Ha - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee chaired a meeting on flood response work in the province. The meeting was connected online with localities in the province.

Heavy damage

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, in the past 24 hours (from 7:00 p.m. on November 19 to 7:00 p.m. on November 20), the province had rain, moderate to heavy rain, locally very heavy rain; total rainfall in the northern part of the province was 100-300mm, higher in some places such as Dai Lanh 518mm, Hoa Son - Suoi Sung lake 666mm... Forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours, Khanh Hoa will continue to have moderate to heavy rain, especially in the northern part of the province, there are places with very heavy rain and thunderstorms. Total rainfall in the northern part of the province is generally from 100 to 200mm, in some places more than 300mm; in the southern part of the province is generally from 70 to 120mm, in some places more than 150mm.

Provincial Party Secretary Nghiem Xuan Thanh gave a speech at the meeting.

After the flood, the whole province had 196 points of 54 communes and wards flooded with nearly 15,000 households; 126 points of national highways and provincial roads were eroded. Economic losses, about 50 communes and wards had crops flooded with a total area of ​​12,200 hectares; 17 communes and wards had livestock and poultry damaged by floods; about 80 hectares of aquatic products and 1 high-tech shrimp farming area were damaged; 146 hectares of salt fields were affected. The damage to people up to now is estimated at thousands of billions of VND. For construction works, the damage is estimated at about 335 billion VND.

Mr. Nguyen Duy Quang - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment said that due to the deep flooding, isolation, power outages, and lack of communication in many areas across the province, the assessment and statistics of damage to houses, properties, works, production, and crops of the people are not complete. The Provincial People's Committee has directed that in the coming time, they will continue to review and fully count the damage.

Urgent support

Regarding damage recovery and support for people, the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee, departments, branches, agencies, units and localities have promptly organized visits, encouraged and shared difficulties with families affected by floods. Based on the Government's support fund of 50 billion VND for Khanh Hoa province to overcome damage caused by floods and the local budget, the Provincial People's Committee has urgently spent 112 billion VND to supplement communes and wards across the province to help people overcome urgent consequences, including: Buying food, drinking water, necessities and other essential needs. The Minister of Finance has issued 2,000 tons of national reserve rice for Khanh Hoa without collecting money in emergency situations. The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Finance to advise the Prime Minister to consider and decide to support Khanh Hoa province with about 200 billion VND. In addition, businesses, organizations, individuals... have supported people affected by floods and isolation in many forms such as: rescue vehicles, food, and other essential items.

For localities, the response work is carried out urgently and responsibly. Mr. Nguyen Van Minh - Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Nha Trang Ward said that up to now, the ward has moved all the people in the dangerous area to a safe area. The ward ensures that no one goes hungry. Currently, the most difficult thing is the lack of water for daily use. Therefore, it is recommended that the provincial leaders have a support plan.

Quickly help people rebuild their lives

At the meeting, the participants proposed the next plan for the flooded areas. Comrade Trinh Minh Hoang - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that localities should urgently review and approach people still deep in the flooded areas; closely assess the situation, carefully review so as not to miss people in dangerous areas that cannot be reached. In the coming days, with heavy rainfall, it is necessary to accurately forecast the flood situation to have the next response plans. Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Xuan Truong suggested that, first of all, it is necessary to fully count the households to approach; send provincial leaders and members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee deep into the flooded areas to directly manage. Units must provide enough clothes and warm clothes for people; pay attention to providing clean water for daily life.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Phong assessed that although flood response activities have carried out some basic tasks, there are still many limitations and shortcomings. This is a lesson that units need to learn from immediately. In the coming time, the Department of Agriculture and Environment will prepare a full report; guide localities on the damage declaration form. Localities will proactively deploy support for people with necessities; coordinate with armed forces to support people in cleaning up and overcoming the consequences of floods; proactively spend budget to restore public administrative centers.

Concluding the meeting, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nghiem Xuan Thanh highly appreciated the synchronous participation of units, especially the armed forces. However, since this is a historic flood, shortcomings will be inevitable; the damage is huge. Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nghiem Xuan Thanh requested that by the evening of November 21, all localities must reach all people in the flooded areas; mobilize professional forces, use appropriate equipment to go deep into the flooded areas to bring people to safe areas... The supply of food and provisions must be fully ensured; if people lack drinking water and food, the locality and the Department of Industry and Trade must take responsibility.

Comrade Nghiem Xuan Thanh requested the Department of Finance to provide sufficient budget for localities according to actual needs; sectors and localities to proactively visit families affected by floods. At the same time, research the best support plan for people affected by historic floods according to regulations and within the budget balance capacity in the direction of: Support 60 million VND for houses that have completely collapsed; support 30 million VND for damaged houses that need repair; support affected households at the rate of 1 million VND/person/household; support books and school supplies for students from primary school level and above in affected households at the rate of 500,000 VND/child; The Provincial People's Committee will issue specific criteria for implementation to ensure publicity and transparency. Other social security and protection policies are implemented according to current regulations.

Along with that, Provincial Party Secretary Nghiem Xuan Thanh requested units to assess the weather situation in the coming time; water regulation at reservoirs needs careful calculation. Functional forces focus on supporting people to clean up after the flood, prioritizing schools and traffic routes. The health sector organizes spraying, disinfecting, and ensuring environmental sanitation in residential areas after the flood recedes. Telecommunications units urgently repair telecommunications infrastructure at signal loss points, restore the network, and ensure smooth communication. Units urgently repair and restore the power grid and water supply system to fully provide electricity and water to ensure daily life for people. The Department of Construction focuses on handling landslides on the routes, ensuring smooth traffic. At the same time, sectors and localities prepare plans to receive and allocate donations and relief goods to ensure reasonableness, correct targets, and early arrival to the people...

DINH LAM - MANH HUNG

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/xa-hoi/202511/tat-ca-vi-nguoi-dan-vung-lu-edc63ef/