Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has instructed military and police forces to maintain a high level of readiness and actively engage in efforts to address consequences of Typhoon Kajiki, which made landfall in central Vietnam on late August 25 afternoon, with priority given to schools, healthcare facilities, policy beneficiaries, and low-income groups.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed off a dispatch directing the settlement of Typhoon Kajiki’s consequences as the storm has wreaked havoc on the northern part of central Viet Nam.

Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth to hit the East Sea this year, made landfall in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh at 6 p.m on August 25, bringing maximum sustained winds of level 11 (117 km/h) and gusts reaching level 13, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 25 urged ministries, sectors and localities to implement drastic emergency measures at the highest level to cope with Typhoon Kajiki and flooding as it is approaching Viet Nam’s mainland with very strong intensity.

As Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, is moving towards north-central coast, authorities in central provinces have activated emergency measures.

Central coastal localities have ordered a ban on vessels going out to sea starting August 24 as Storm Kajiki, the fifth storm to form in the East Sea this year, moves closer to Viet Nam’s mainland.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, agencies, and localities to urgently address the severe aftermath of recent natural disasters, restore normal life for affected communities, and ensure that students are ready for the new academic year.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on August 4 signed a decision on behalf of the Prime Minister to allocate an additional 300 billion VND (approx. 11.45 million USD) from the central budget’s contingency fund to support the flood recovery efforts in Dien Bien and Nghe An provinces.

On the afternoon of August 3, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long visited Chieng So and Huoi Mot communes in Son La province to assess ongoing recovery efforts following recent flood damage.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested concerted efforts to overcome consequences of floods and landslides, and urged organisations to quickly assist local people in Dien Bien, Son La and Nghe An provinces.

Dr. Chu Trong Trang, Director of Nghe An Provincial Centre for Disease Control (Nghe An Provincial CDC) said on July 31 that the World Health Organization (WHO) has just supported Nghe An province with 416.000 Aquatabs water disinfection tablets and 500 clean water bags.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ha Noi municipal Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai on July 24 sent a message of sympathy to leaders and people of Nghe An province, which is affected by flooding following Storm Wipha.

The Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on July 24 decided to launch an emergency relief operation to support households affected by flooding following Storm Wipha in the central province of Nghe An.

In the face of devastating floods isolating swaths of central Nghe An province, the Ministry of National Defence on July 24 launched an emergency helicopter airlift operation to deliver relief goods to local residents.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh along with a working delegation inspected and directed flood response and recovery efforts in the central Nghe An province on the late afternoon of July 23, which has been severely affected by torrential rains and flooding following Typhoon Wipha.

Situated at an altitude of more than 1,500 metres, Muong Long in Nghe An Province enjoys a cool climate year-round, with morning mist blanketing the vast Truong Son mountain range. Often referred to as the “Sa Pa of Nghe An,” mountainous commune now slowly revealing its charm, stirring new possibilities for community-based tourism and a better life for the local Mong ethnic people.

In order to prepare clean land to attract small and medium-sized enterprises as satellites for large corporations and enterprises, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on June 10 approved a policy on the establishment of Do Lang II Industrial Cluster in Nghi Lam Commune, Nghi Loc District.

Viet Nam’s north central region is frequently subjected to the harsh effects of climate change. On average, the region endures three to five major storms each year, accompanied by unusual weather events that significantly disrupt daily life and production.

In the first month of the first Lunar Year, travellers from across the country, often follow tours to the upland areas of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh Provinces.

Party and State leaders paid tribute to late Party General Secretary Le Hong Phong in his home province of Nghe An on September 6, on the occasion of his 120th birthday.