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President Nguyen Minh Triet hands out a relief package in Ninh Phuoc District, Ninh Thuan Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Anh |
He began the tour by visiting Thuan Loi Hamlet, Ninh Phuoc District in Ninh Thuan Province, which was devastated by flood waters, where he extended his sympathies to residents over their property losses.
He urged local authorities to care for people's lives and to help them return to normal life and resume production soon.
The President handed over relief aids to flood-hit families and donated VND200 million (US$10,300) to the hamlet.
Triet also took a tour along 10km of the Dinh River bank which was breached by floodwaters.
At a working session with Ninh Thuan provincial officials, the President said central agencies should help the province overcome the aftermath of floods, and said the Government would provide it with 2,000 tonnes of rice and VND50 billion to cover recovery costs.
By Tuesday afternoon, floods in the province had claimed three lives and left one missing. The calamity inundated 5,150 houses, damaged 454 others, flooded 13,000ha of cultivated land, washed away cattle and poultry, and sank 14 ships.
Triet next visited Khanh Hoa Province where he asked local authorities to continue with preventive measures against heavy rains in the coming days while it continued to care for local residents in order to resume normal life as soon as possible.
The province was an economic hub in the central region, particularly in tourism, he said as he urged the province to rebuild damaged infrastructure and help businesses return to normal activities.
The President said the central authority would provide Khanh Hoa with 500 tonnes of rice along with rice and vegetable seeds and water purification tablets, and VND30 billion to help with quick repairs of essential infrastructure.
Triet paid a visit and handed over relief aid to people affected by the flooding in Cam Thinh Dong Commune of Cam Ranh Town and Vinh Trung Commune of Nha Trang City.
The natural calamity claimed five lives, left one missing and injured two others in the province. Flood waters submerged 9,190 houses and demolished 161 others, inundated almost 7,400ha of cultivated rice and crop land, washed away 23,000 poultry and cattle, sank nine ships, and damaged transport routes. Total losses are estimated at nearly VND300 billion.
The President also made a tour of Phu Yen Province, where he gave recovery instructions and advice on coping with floods and heavy rains as an offshore tropical low pressure system moves toward the continent.
He pledged the Government and ministries would provide food and essentials to people in flooded areas. The Ministry of Public Security is on standby to help local forces with rescue efforts.
Heavy rains from October 29 claimed four lives and left one person missing in the province. The calamity also inundated 2,100 houses, 2,200ha of crops and destroyed roads. Initial losses are estimated at over VND95 billion.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Public Security and the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control accompanied President Triet. — VNS
