Party official inspects flood situation in Moc Chau district

Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and head of the its Commission for Information and Education, on September 13 examined efforts to fix the consequences of floods caused by typhoon Yagi and presented gifts to affected families in Hua Pang commune, Moc Chau district.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, and the working delegation learn about the flood damage in Hua Pang commune, Moc Chau district.

Welcoming the delegation were Hoang Quoc Khanh, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee; Dinh Thi Bich Thao, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and head of the committee’s Board for Information and Education; representatives of some departments and agencies of the province; and leaders of Moc Chau district.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, and the working delegation present gifts to three families with house collapse in Hua Pang commune.

According to statistics from Moc Chau district, heavy rain and thunderstorms triggered by typhoon Yagi made four houses collapse, seven with roofs blown off, and 118 hit by landslides. More than 252 hectares of agricultural crops, 5.4 hectares of iron-framed net houses and three domestic water works were damaged; five electric poles and 14 telecommunication poles fell down; and some traffic routes were eroded and flooded. Total damage was estimated at nearly 20 billion VND (814,830 USD).

In Hua Pang commune alone, three houses collapsed; five houses were severely damaged while 23 others at risk of landslides. More than 15 hectares of agricultural crops were destroyed and two electric poles fell down; 16 locations on intra-village and inter-village roads, and National Highway 43 were eroded, greatly affecting people's travel.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, presents gifts to a household whose home collapsed in Hua Pang commune, Moc Chau district.

With the motto of "4 on-site", Moc Chau district has directed and mobilized forces and vehicles to fix the consequences of natural disasters. Up to now, houses with roofs blown off or flooded have been repaired; households facing a risk of landslides have had their members and property moved to safe places. Basically, landslide-affected roads in the locality have been repaired in time to allow the traffic circulation.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, presents gifts to households affected by typhoon Yagi in Hua Pang commune.

Nghia extended his sympathies to households suffering typhoon damage and acknowledged the active response of Son La province in general and Moc Chau district in particular to the unusual developments of the storm and its subsequent floods, contributing to minimizing damage to human and property.

He urged Son La province and Moc Chau district to continue to promote the "4 on-site" motto, monitor the flood situation, and take solutions to evacuate residents to safe areas when there is a risk of landslides and support them to overcome the flood consequences.

They were requested to keep the environment sanitation, disease prevention and control after floods; guide locals to restore agricultural production; and help affected households stabilize their lives soon.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, presents gifts to disadvantaged students in Hua Pang commune.

On this occasion, Nghia presented 53 gifts to households affected by the storm and disadvantaged students with excellent academic performance in Hua Pang commune.

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