Welcoming and working with the Deputy Prime Minister and the delegation, Son La province had the following comrades: Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors and leaders of the City.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long listened to a report on damage caused by storm No. 2.

Due to the impact of storm No. 2, in Son La province, as of August 4, floods killed 11 people, injured 6 people; damaged over 2,672 houses; affected 29 schools; swept away 15 suspension bridges; damaged 82 irrigation works; 130 landslides caused traffic jams... Total damage is about over 501 billion VND.

Government and provincial working delegation inspected flooded areas in Chieng Den commune, Son La city.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long and the working delegation inspected the flooded area in Chieng Den commune, Son La city.

In Chieng Den commune alone, the city currently has about 50 households in Phieng Nghe, Nam Nieu villages and Bom Nam residential area, Nam Giang village that are still deeply flooded. Chieng Den commune has mobilized "4 on-site" forces to move assets to help people; the Military Command and the City Police have increased forces to support households to continue moving assets and overcome the consequences of floods. Currently, households affected by flooding and landslides have been arranged temporary accommodation at relatives' houses and cultural houses in neighboring villages.

Phieng Nghe village, Chieng Den commune, City, is still deeply submerged in water.

Many houses are still submerged in water.

Rescue forces were present to support flooded households.

The biggest difficulty of Son La province at present is to arrange resources to stabilize the population; invest in natural disaster projects. The province is directing to continue reviewing, to have a plan to submit to the Prime Minister and central ministries and branches to balance investment resources to build tunnels to drain floods and prevent flooding in Son La city; build a system of embankments to prevent landslides along streams in Muong Bu commune, Muong La district, flowing into the Da river; support resources to invest in traffic infrastructure from commune to village and some equipment for rescue forces...

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long spoke after the site inspection.

After inspecting the actual situation, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long visited, encouraged and shared with the people in the flooded areas and hoped that the households would try to overcome difficulties and soon stabilize their lives. The Deputy Prime Minister also acknowledged and highly appreciated the proactive spirit and implementation of "4 on-the-spot" of Son La city and Son La province, especially the Army, Police and rescue forces that supported the timely evacuation of people and property.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested ministries, branches, Son La province and Son La city to remain vigilant, not to be negligent, to direct the response to overcome the consequences of floods and storms, and to ensure the safety of people's lives. In particular, it is necessary to pay special attention to reviewing and promptly evacuating households in unsafe areas; especially households in flooded areas and areas at risk of landslides, to minimize damage and have plans to respond to unexpected situations. Ensure essential necessities for households in flooded areas, arrange temporary accommodation for households that have to be evacuated. Mobilize military, police and youth volunteers to support people in handling environmental sanitation after floods to prevent disease outbreaks. Son La province should promptly complete a report to send to the Government, the Prime Minister and relevant central ministries and branches to study long-term solutions to prevent and combat flooding in Son La province.

Deputy Prime Minister visited and encouraged people of Phieng Nghe village, Chieng Den commune, who suffered damage due to floods.

Representatives of Military Region II presented gifts to households affected by floods in Chieng Den commune.

Comrade Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, thanked the Deputy Prime Minister and the Central Working Group for their attention and encouragement in visiting and encouraging households in flooded areas of Son La city and Son La province. Son La province accepted the direction of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Central ministries and branches, well implemented the "4 on-site" motto, overcame the damage, and soon stabilized the lives and production of people in areas affected by floods.

Deputy Prime Minister and leaders of Son La province presented gifts to households affected by floods in Chieng Den commune, Son La city.

On this occasion, the Government provided emergency support of 10 billion VND to Son La province to overcome damage caused by floods; the Deputy Prime Minister and the working delegation presented gifts to 39 flooded households in Phieng Nghe village, Chieng Den commune, City.

Minh Thu - Phan Trang