Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and encouraged military forces participating in environmental cleaning.
help people of Yen Bai city overcome the consequences of storm number 3.

1.Storm No. 3 is the strongest storm in the East Sea in recent times.30last year and the strongest on land in our country in about70Last year, the intensity was very high, the speed was very high, the range was wide, the area near the center of the storm was strong.14, jerk17, long duration, strong destructive power and very heavy impact and influence over a very wide area in most localities in the North; including 2 complicated and difficult to predict issues: the duration of the storm inland and the storm circulation with very heavy rain. The heavy rainfall during the storm and the circulation after the storm caused flooding, flash floods, landslides in many mountainous areas and major floods in most rivers in the North.[1], leading to very serious damage to people, property, crops, livestock, socio-economic infrastructure, production and business activities, industries and fields, especially agriculture in affected localities.

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 3 and the floods following the storm, the Politburo, the Party, State, Government and Prime Minister have focused on directing all levels, sectors, localities and functional forces to urgently, resolutely and synchronously implement tasks and solutions to prevent, combat and overcome the consequences of storms and floods.

On September 9, 2024, while there was heavy rain and flooding due to the storm circulation, the Politburo held a meeting and directed the entire political system to focus on responding to the storm and flood. General Secretary and President To Lam had a meeting.Letter of greetings to compatriots and soldiersaffected by storm No. 3; directly inspected and directed response and recovery work in some localities.

The Prime Minister has issued10telegram; direct ministries, branches and localities to closely monitor the situation, focus on responding to storms and floods early, from afar, right at the grassroots level with the motto of being proactive, determined, preventing and responding effectively at the highest level, ready for the worst situations.

Leaders of the Party, State, Government and localities directly inspected and directed the implementation of response and recovery work for storms and floods, and promptly encouraged and visited people and forces participating in storm and flood prevention and control, especially families and localities with human losses to minimize damage as much as possible. All levels, sectors, localities, socio-political organizations and the entire people have proactively coordinated closely, synchronously and resolutely implemented tasks and solutions for storm and flood prevention and recovery. Mobilizing nearly700thousand people and nearly9Thousands of vehicles to respond to storms, floods, landslides, flash floods; proactively deploy solutions to ensure the safety of people's lives and property[2].

The Prime Minister promptly decided to allocate central budget reserves and provide rice from national reserves to support localities.[3]. The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front organized a launching ceremony to support people affected by storms and floods; by September 21, 2024, a total amount of more than1,646billion dong

2.Although the proactive and active participation from early on, from afar, from the grassroots level and the great efforts of the entire political system, all levels, sectors, localities, functional forces, business community and people have contributed significantly to minimizing the impact and influence of storms and floods,But the damage is still very large and leaves serious, heavy consequences., causing hundreds of deaths and missing people, thousands of injuries; hundreds of thousands of houses flooded and damaged; hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice, crops, and fruit trees flooded and damaged; thousands of aquaculture cages, boats damaged and swept away; millions of livestock and poultry died; caused widespread power outages and communication outages in some localities; hundreds of dike incidents, landslides, flooding, and local traffic disruptions; especially the mental damage to the people and the irreparable pain and loss of relatives and families who died or were injured due to storms and floods.[4].

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the work to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3 in Yen Bai city.

In the face of the great loss and damage of our compatriots in the affected areas, we deeply regret, understand, and share the tears and endless sorrow of the families who have unfortunately lost their loved ones. Wherever we go in the areas affected by the storm and flood, we feel heartache and pain when we witness with our own eyes the villages, roofs, fields, gardens, fish ponds, cages, and properties of our compatriots destroyed by the floods.

We will never forget the brave and selfless examples of the frontline forces, especially the military and police officers and soldiers who did not fear danger and hardship to rescue our compatriots, search and rescue victims in storms and floods, including comrades who heroically sacrificed themselves, demonstrating the good nature of "Uncle Ho's soldiers"of the People's Public Security soldier"forget oneself for the country, serve the people”.

We are moved and impressed by the proactiveness, positivity, solidarity, and spirit of effort to overcome difficulties of the people in the flood-hit areas, especially the quick-witted, creative, and brave examples of carrying out dangerous tasks, such as promptly evacuating villagers from flash floods and rescuing boats drifting freely on large, fast-flowing rivers.

Those "charity trip", the kind hearts and noble acts of helping our compatriots in difficulty are clear evidence of the spirit of solidarity, mutual love and the fine tradition of patriotism and love for our people. We also always remember the valuable sharing and help of the Vietnamese community abroad and the timely support of many countries and international organizations.

From the practical work of preventing and overcoming the consequences of storms and floods, we canconsolidate and strengthen confidence in the Party's leadership and the combined strength of the entire political system, of our entire people and army,especially the unanimity and cooperation of all levels, sectors, and localities and the strong solidarity of compatriots and soldiers in times of difficulty and adversity, demonstrating the good nature of our regime.

In the context of many limitations and shortcomings, overcoming great difficulties and challenges in preventing and fighting natural disasters, storms and floods, we can see more clearly that the fundamental factors, the source of the country's strength, are strongly promoted, in which the most prominent are:“Six Vietnamese pillars”including:

(1)The fulcrum of the spirit of great national unity, unity within the Party, unity among the People, unity within the country, and international unity, "Unity, unity, great unity; Success, success, great success", as beloved Uncle Ho advised;

(2)The fulcrum of the glorious leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam; for nearly 95 years, the Party has had no other goal than to bring independence and freedom to the nation and a prosperous and happy life to the People;

(3)The fulcrum of the heroic, civilized, and cultured historical-cultural traditions of the nation, with the spirit of mutual love and support"love others as you love yourself", "The whole leaf covers the torn leaf, the less torn leaf covers the more torn leaf", "Gourd, please love the squash too, although different varieties but on the same vine";

(4)The People's fulcrum, the People make history, strength originates from the People, "A hundred times easy without people can endure, a thousand times difficult with people can be done";

(5)Military and Police Support;when needed, when difficult, there is the Army and the Police”, "Our army comes from the people and fights for the people.", "Our police, forget themselves for the country, serve the people";

(6)The spiritual support of self-reliance and self-improvement of our nation and of each person when facing difficulties and challenges, the more pressure, the more effort, striving to rise up, overcoming one's own limits, with the spirit of "turn nothing into something, turn difficult into easy, turn the impossible into possible".

3.To urgently overcome the consequences of storm No. 3, all levels, sectors, localities, functional forces and people and soldiers nationwide need to continue to focus on seriously grasping the direction of the Politburo, leaders of the Party, State and Government, and the Prime Minister, especially focusing on effective implementation.6key tasks and solutions to protect people's lives, safety and health; support the stabilization of people's lives; restore and develop production and business; prepare to respond to natural disasters, storms and floods; reduce and simplify administrative procedures to implement support policies; control inflation, promote economic growth in the spirit of Resolution No. 143/NQ-CP dated September 17, 2024 of the Government.

In there,urgently overcome the consequences after storms and floods, quickly stabilize people's livesis identified as a key and urgent task, especially for Party committees, authorities, and functional forces at the grassroots level. Focus on searching for missing people; promptly rescue the injured; visit, share, encourage, and support the funeral of the deceased; inspect and reach isolated areas to provide timely and effective support to the people. Provide food, clean water, and accommodation for people who have lost their homes; review and implement resettlement for households who have lost their homes, ensuring completion as soon as possible, before December 31, 2024, with better living conditions than their old places. Ensure environmental sanitation and disease prevention; promptly send students to school and put hospitals and medical facilities into operation in September 2024.

Quickly restore and ensure smooth operation of transportation systems, communications, telephone signals, electricity supply, clean water, and basic social services. Review and take appropriate support measures to restore production and business activities of enterprises, ensuring jobs and livelihoods of people in all sectors, especially industry, services, and agriculture.

Maintain political stability, security, safety and ensure social order in the area. Do a good job of information and communication work, do not let hostile and reactionary forces take advantage of distortion and sabotage.

At the same time, continue to review and fully count the damage to promptly propose and recommend the Government and the Prime Minister to consider and use national reserves, central budget reserves and other legal sources to support people to overcome the consequences of storms and floods according to the law.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and encouraged military forces searching for people missing due to flash floods in Nu village.
Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province.

4.Along with stabilizing people's lives soon, we need to focus onrestore production and business, promote economic growth, control inflation. This is a task of special importance; only by performing this task well can we ensure the stability and sustainability of the lives and livelihoods of people in areas affected by storms and floods in particular and the people of the whole country in general; at the same time, we can create a solid foundation for socio-economic development of each locality, each region and the whole country.

On restoring production and business, ministries, branches and localities need to focus on reviewing mechanisms and policies to promptly and effectively support production establishments, business households, cooperatives and enterprises to quickly restore production, supply and labor chains, recover and promote production and business development. Urgently implement exemption, reduction and extension of taxes, fees, charges, land rent, water surface rent... for affected and damaged enterprises, organizations and people; promptly implement advances and payment of insurance benefits; prioritize resource allocation to promptly overcome incidents and damage to the traffic system, dikes and irrigation reservoirs.

Implement monetary policy solutions such as: restructuring the term, maintaining the debt group, considering exempting or reducing interest rates... for customers who have suffered losses; supplementing resources to implement preferential credit policies for the Social Policy Bank; continuing to provide new loans to customers to restore production and business after storms and floods.

Focus on immediately restoring agricultural production capacity; take this opportunity to restructure crops and livestock in regions and localities in a more natural, efficient and sustainable manner; promptly support seeds, feed, chemicals and necessary materials. Quickly bring affected industrial parks, industrial production, trade and service projects back to normal operation; quickly restore damaged logistics facilities and warehouses, avoiding disruption of the supply chain.

Review and reduce administrative procedures to promptly repair and rebuild works and factories affected by natural disasters to promptly restore production and business; apply urgent investment processes and procedures for works and projects to prevent and combat storms and floods. Localities proactively and actively mobilize the participation of the entire grassroots political system, closely coordinate with ministries and central agencies to focus on overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and floods in the spirit of Resolution No. 143/NQ-CP of the Government.

On promoting economic growth, controlling inflationIt is necessary to clearly identify this as one of the most central, consistent, and important contents in the direction and management of the macro economy, aiming at the goal of fast, green, and sustainable development, contributing to restructuring the economy according to the Resolutions of the Party, National Assembly, and Government.

From now until the end of 2024 and in 2025, all levels, sectors and localities need to continue to focus on closely monitoring and grasping the market and price situation; ensuring adequate supply of goods and stable prices of essential goods and raw materials for life and production and business; absolutely not allowing food shortages to occur; continuing to research and restructure the energy supply chain in a green, sustainable direction and in accordance with the country's natural conditions and the needs of the people; in the short and medium term, it is necessary to focus on ensuring adequate supply of gasoline, oil and electricity for production, business and consumption; strictly handling acts of speculation, hoarding, price increases and price manipulation.

Implement a proactive, flexible, timely, effective monetary policy, closely and synchronously coordinate with a reasonable, focused, key expansionary fiscal policy and other policies to prioritize promoting growth, maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, and ensuring major balances of the economy. Increase access to credit and reduce costs, continue to strive to reduce lending interest rates to support the economy.

Effectively implement a reasonable, focused and key expansionary fiscal policy, especially policies on tax, fee, and charge deferral, deferral, and reduction; increase spending savings, thoroughly save regular spending to reserve resources for social security, support for overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and development investment. Further promote the disbursement of public investment capital; prioritize capital allocation, speed up the progress of important, key national projects, inter-provincial, inter-regional, national, regional and international connection.

Focus on studying and overcoming the limitations and shortcomings of the stock, corporate bond and real estate markets; promptly remove difficulties and obstacles related to projects and land in the inspection, examination and judgment conclusions in some localities and other stuck and pending projects in accordance with the direction of the Politburo; thereby contributing to freeing up resources, promoting production and business and economic growth.

Focus on renewing traditional growth drivers (investment, consumption, export) and strongly promote new growth drivers(such as urban development, regional economy, digital transformation, green transformation, circular economy, sharing economy, knowledge economy, high-tech industries and fields, semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence...); in which special attention is paid to developing the digital economy and green transformation, considering this an inevitable objective requirement of integration and globalization and also a favorable opportunity to bring the country forward with the times, escaping from "middle income trap”.

Continue to improve institutions, mechanisms and policies to attract more social investment capital, promote the development of the private economy to truly be an important driving force of the economy; increase selective foreign investment attraction associated with technology transfer. Strongly promote the domestic market, effectively implement the Campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese products”.

Expand and diversify export markets and supply chains, effectively exploit signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and more actively promote negotiations and signing of new FTAs ​​with Middle Eastern and African countries, Halal product markets, etc.

Continue to strongly promote and create qualitative changes in implementing 3 strategic breakthroughs in institutions, human resources and infrastructure; in which clearly defining institutions as "breakthrough of breakthrough"Because it is both a resource and an important driving force for the development of a socialist-oriented market economy; continue to innovate institutional building thinking in the direction of not only focusing on state management but also focusing on expanding space and creating development; have open mechanisms and policies, creating breakthroughs in removing difficulties for production and business, unlocking resources, training high-quality human resources, promoting science and technology, innovation and developing a synchronous and modern strategic infrastructure system.

Focus on promoting industrialization and modernization, promoting economic restructuring associated with transforming the growth model towards improving productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness, constantly improving Vietnam's position on the regional and global economic map. Strengthening discipline, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management, continuing to simplify and reduce administrative procedures, creating all favorable conditions for people and businesses.

At the same time, focus on developing cultural and social fields, ensuring social security, improving people's lives, comprehensively protecting the environment; promoting the prevention and fight against corruption and negativity, contributing to serving and promoting socio-economic development; ensuring political security, social order and safety, consolidating national defense and security, enhancing foreign affairs, international integration, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment and creating favorable conditions for national development.

5.Vietnam is considered one of the countries most severely affected by natural disasters and climate change. In the coming time, natural disasters, storms, floods, and climate change are forecasted to continue to develop in a complex, extreme, and unpredictable manner with increasing frequency and intensity, and increasingly severe impacts and influences. In that context, the work of preventing and fighting storms and floods in particular and preventing, responding to, and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters in general need to have strong, comprehensive, substantive, and effective changes. This is an important political task, both urgent and of long-term strategic significance for the entire political system, all levels, sectors, and localities.

In particular, it is necessary to thoroughly grasp the consistent viewpoint of putting people's lives first and foremost and not sacrificing progress, social justice, and environmental protection in exchange for mere economic growth, leaving no one behind in disaster prevention and control as well as in all economic and social activities. Clearly identify disaster prevention, control, and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters as the responsibility and obligation of the entire people and society; maximize the proactiveness, positivity, and self-reliance of Party committees, authorities, and people at the grassroots level; not to be passive or surprised in any situation. Ensure scientificity, rationality, and suitability to the practical situation; smoothly combine tradition and modernity; focus on all three stages of prevention, response, and overcoming consequences, in which proactive prevention is the main focus; shift risk management and prevention to basin-based, inter-regional, and inter-sectoral levels.

At the same time, promote the combined strength of the great national unity bloc associated with the strength of the times; use a comprehensive, global approach to prevent and overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

To achieve the goals set out in the National Strategy for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control to 2030, with a vision to 2050[5], all levels, sectors and localities must absolutely not be negligent or subjective, continue to synchronously and effectively implement Directive No. 42-CT/TW dated March 24, 2020 of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in the work of preventing, responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters; Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Law on Civil Defense, Strategy and National Disaster Prevention and Control Plan. Focus on improving the quality of forecasting and warning of natural disasters; continue to review and perfect programs, plans and scenarios for preventing and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, ensuring integration into strategies, planning and socio-economic development plans of the whole country, each region, each locality, sector and field.

Implement flexibly, creatively and effectively the motto "four on the spot" at the grassroots level in accordance with the actual conditions of each locality in each period. Focus on guiding, raising awareness, management skills, and responding to natural disasters, especially at the grassroots level and in high-risk areas; focus on reviewing and perfecting processes, regulations on organization and operation, and coordination in preventing and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters. Prioritize the allocation of resources to invest in equipment, facilities, synchronous, advanced techniques, and modern technology; continue to perfect mechanisms and policies to effectively use the Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Fund. Urgently complete the Program on zoning natural disaster risks, build maps of zoning landslides and flash floods on a large scale, detailed to the commune and village level. Focus on arranging and relocating people in high-risk areas in conjunction with creating jobs and sustainable livelihoods in new places of residence, ensuring they are equal to or better than the old places of residence. Review planning and construction of works to ensure prevention and control of flash floods and landslides. Strengthen Manage, protect and develop forests, improve forest quality, especially natural and protective forests.

Do a good job of information and communication, especially good models, good practices, and advanced examples for replication. Promote international cooperation, mobilize support and assistance from countries, international organizations, and external partners, especially in human resource training, technology transfer, and advanced management and operation models, contributing to meeting the requirements of natural disaster prevention and control in the new period.

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Storm No. 3 has passed, but there are still consequences, heavy losses both spiritually and materially for many people, families, villages, communities, localities and the whole country. Promoting good traditions "nationalism, compatriotism"Always remember the teachings of beloved Uncle Ho"Nothing is difficult/ Only fear that the heart is not steadfast/ Digging mountains and filling seas/ With determination, one can do it", under the leadership of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam, let us further promote the spirit of solidarity, unity, standing shoulder to shoulder to overcome all difficulties and challenges, determined to quickly stabilize people's lives, actively restore production and business, socio-economic activities, create livelihoods for people in flood-affected areas in the shortest time; at the same time, continue to strive to achieve the highest level of success in implementing the socio-economic development goals and tasks set out in the Resolutions of the Party, the National Assembly, and the Government, contributing to promoting the country's rapid and sustainable development, bringing a prosperous and happy life to the people.

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[1]Heavy rain in the northern mountainous provinces up to400-600mm, some places on700 mm caused major floods in most rivers in the North, especially the Red River flood in Yen Bai exceeded the historical flood level of 1968 by about1.3m. Heavy rains circulating after the storm caused flooding, flash floods, landslides in many places, the most serious being in Cao Bang (Nguyen Binh), Lao Cai (Bat Xat, Sa Pa, Si Ma Cai, Bac Ha), Yen Bai (Van Chan, Luc Yen, Yen Bai City), Hoa Binh (Da Bac)...

[2]The authorities have provided more guidance.51thousands of fishing boats and220Thousands of people, vehicles, and transport ships operating at sea escape from dangerous areas or to safe shelters; organize evacuation53thousands of people on cages, aquaculture huts, weak houses; evacuated, relocated more than74.5thousand households and more130Thousands of people in flooded areas have been evacuated to safety.

[3]By September 21, 2024, the Central Government has supported350billion dong,432tons of rice,19tons of environmental disinfectant Chloramine B,3million Aquatabs water disinfectant tablets; currently, localities are synthesizing and counting the damage to propose and recommend the Central Government for support.

[4]According to preliminary statistics from the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, storm No. 3 and its circulation have had a severe impact, causing great damage to people and property,337dead and missing,1.929injured; damaged238thousand houses; more than195thousand hectares of rice,47thousands of hectares of crops,36Thousands of hectares of fruit trees were flooded and damaged; more than4,7Thousands of aquaculture cages were damaged and swept away; more than3,2Millions of livestock and poultry died; at the same time, it caused widespread power outages and communication outages in some localities.766 dike incidents, landslides, flooding, and local traffic disruptions. The initial estimated total economic damage is approximately61trillion VND. The GDP growth rate in many localities has slowed down, leading to a possible decrease in the country's GDP in 2024.0.15%compared to the scenario.

[5]The National Strategy for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control to 2030, with a vision to 2050, sets the goal of proactively preventing and controlling natural disasters, adapting to climate change, minimizing human and property losses of the people and the State; gradually building a nation capable of managing natural disaster risks, making the community and society safe from natural disasters, creating conditions for sustainable socio-economic development, maintaining security and national defense. By 2030, strive to reduce 50% of human losses caused by flash floods and landslides compared to the period 2011-2020; economic losses caused by natural disasters not exceeding 1.2% of GDP...

According to: People's Newspaper