Party General Secretary To Lam on October 16 visited the northern province of Thai Nguyen to inspect its recovery efforts following Storm Matmo and subsequent flooding, and to present gifts to local households affected by the disaster.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the education sector to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the damage caused by Storm Matmo (Storm No. 11) in order to support recovery efforts and ensure that students can return to school as soon as possible.

Heavy rains and flooding triggered by Storm Matmo, the 11th to hit the East Sea/South China Sea this year, had damaged 1,577 houses and inundated 10,267 others as of 5pm on October 11, causing total losses of about 7.05 trillion VND (over 267 million USD), reported the Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8 visited the northern province of Thai Nguyen to inspect flood-hit areas, encourage local residents, and direct efforts to overcome the consequences of severe flooding triggered by typhoon Matmo.

Localities were directed to deploy forces to guard flooded and landslide-prone areas, restrict traffic in unsafe zones, and prevent fatalities caused by negligence.

The meteorological agency warned that all the 124 communes and wards across the province face a very high risk of flash floods along small rivers and streams, landslides in steep terrain and areas with weak geological structures, as well as flooding in low-lying and urban areas.