In an urgent dispatch issued on July 23, PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed the ministers of national defence, public security, agriculture and environment, finance, industry and trade, and construction, as well as chairpersons of the people’s committees of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Phu Tho, Thai Binh provinces and Ha Noi City to conduct thorough damage assessments and provide accurate reports on the flooding’s impact.