Trekking through forests and crossing rivers to reach people in need
According to a report from Tra Doc Commune, as of November 3, landslides had occurred at 40 locations along the DH8 route, completely isolating six villages with about 1,500 households. Heavy rains also triggered landslides at 10 major points along the Truong Son Dong road and around 30 locations along the DX route, cutting off connections between villages. Five houses were completely destroyed, and dozens of others were damaged. To ensure safety, the local authorities relocated 141 households with 620 people to safer areas.
In areas isolated by landslides, Tra Doc Commune officials used large boats to cross the Tranh River and deliver food to residents. In Village 5, after nearly an hour travelling on the Tranh hydropower reservoir, local authorities reached the area and distributed hundreds of relief packages and food supplies to ensure long-term needs for the residents.
Phan Duy Hung, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Tra Doc Commune, stated that from October 31 until now, the commune had received more than 1,680 relief packages and nearly 500 boxes of instant noodles from agencies, organisations, and benefactors, with a total value of over 800 million VND. The commune is mobilising manpower and equipment to access the isolated villages as quickly as possible, ensuring that food and essential goods are delivered directly to residents so that no one goes hungry.
In Tra Tan Commune, from the evening of October 26 to November 3, heavy rains combined with the flood discharge from Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant caused rivers and streams to rise sharply, resulting in severe flooding and landslides. Sixty-four houses were damaged, 17 houses were buried or swept away entirely, and around 47 houses were partially damaged or submerged. Additionally, the commune reported more than 50 landslides of varying scale along roads and within residential areas, leading to partial isolation of many zones.
Nguyen Hong Lai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tra Tan Commune, said that since October 28, local authorities had mobilised militia forces to trek through forests and carry food directly to residents. On November 3, local forces continued to cross the forest to deliver goods to 172 households with 686 people in Song Y Village and 60 households in Ong Thuong Hamlet.
“As of now, local authorities and functional forces have reached almost all isolated areas to provide supplies, ensuring that no one is left hungry. The commune will continue to monitor the situation closely to promptly provide further support to residents,” said Nguyen Hong Lai.
In recent days, relief teams have also used unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to deliver food and goods to small residential clusters that remain cut off.
Ensuring essential needs
The Prime Minister has issued Decision No. 2427/QD-TTg dated November 1, 2025, on the provision of emergency financial support to Da Nang City to address flood damage, allocating 100 billion VND from the 2025 central budget contingency fund to help stabilise people’s lives.
The People’s Committee of Da Nang City issued Decision No. 2335/QD-UBND on November 3, approving targeted supplementary funding for communes and wards to provide emergency disaster recovery assistance (Phase 1) and promptly repair essential infrastructure damaged by floods, with 210 billion VND allocated to 72 communes and wards.
Tran Nam Hung, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City, said the city had directed departments and localities to visit and support families affected by the disaster, and to promptly provide food, drinking water, medicine, and essential goods to residents in affected areas.
Local authorities must ensure that residents are not left hungry, cold, without clean water, or lacking medical care when sick. Forces on the ground should assist residents in repairing their homes, restoring production, and quickly stabilising their lives in disaster-affected areas,” Tran Nam Hung emphasised.
Recently, on October 30, during an inspection trip to review disaster response and recovery efforts in Da Nang, Tran Cam Tu, Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, urged local Party committees, authorities, the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, armed forces, and socio-political organisations in Da Nang City to continue implementing the directions of the Politburo, Secretariat, General Secretary, and the Prime Minister.
“We must concentrate all efforts on disaster recovery and flood response, giving top priority to saving lives and ensuring the highest safety for the people. All possible measures and means must be deployed to search for and rescue missing persons, immediately relocate households in areas at risk of flash floods or landslides, and absolutely ensure that no one is left isolated without timely assistance. Safe temporary shelters, clean water, medicine, and all necessary supplies must be provided promptly and adequately. Special care must be given to the elderly, children, pregnant women, and vulnerable groups, in line with the guidance of General Secretary To Lam.
At the same time, it is essential to quickly restore essential infrastructure such as transport, electricity, communications, and public facilities to stabilise people’s lives and resume production and business activities as soon as possible,” Tran Cam Tu stressed.
