Over the past days, heavy rains have flooded many areas in Son La, causing environmental pollution and increasing the risk of disease outbreaks. The local health sector is focusing on reviewing and assessing disease risks in natural disaster-hit areas to work out response measures, especially ensuring environmental sanitation and clean water for daily use.

While Son La is “struggling” to overcome the consequences of storm Prapiroon – the second of its kind hitting Vietnam this year, the provincial Hydrometeorological Station warns that from the evening of July 28 to August 1, the province is likely to experience heavy rains, even downpours in several places, with rainfall ranging from 70-200mm, even over 300mm in some places. They may be accompanied by thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.

Son La province is maintaining the operation of 285 safe agricultural and aquatic product supply chains.

The provincial Red Cross on July 25 visited and gave gifts to 60 households whose houses were completely flooded in Phe, Co, and Thum Cay hamlets, Tong Co commune, Thuan Chau district, with a total value of 90 million VND (3,560 USD).

Sop Cop district is promoting its advantages, speeding up economic restructuring, and building agricultural production models in the direction of applying technical advances in production, thus bringing about economic efficiency, and boosting sustainable agricultural development.

Youth unions across Son La province on July 24-25 established 182 youth volunteer teams, with the participation of 3,780 youth union members, young people, and soldiers of the armed forces, to support people to overcome flood consequences.

On July 24, a working delegation of the provincial Military Command led by Commander Colonel Chu Van Thanh visited and gave gifts to heroic Vietnamese mother Doan Thi Diep in Group 10, Quyet Thang ward, Son La city.

In the first six months of 2024, Son La province saw 27 foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) registering to operate in the province according to regulations.

The Vietnam Youth Federation of Mai Son district on July 15-16 convened its sixth congress for the 2024-2029 term.

The steering committee for voluntary blood donation of Son La province on July 16 coordinated with the organising board of the "Red Journey" campaign to launch the 2024 Blood Donation Festival in Muong La district.

The 2024 Blood Donation Festival in Son La province was launched at a ceremony in Son La city on July 15 held by the provincial steering committee for voluntary blood donation, in collaboration with the organising board of the “Red Journey” campaign.

The final round of the Son La Innovation Competition on Ending Plastic Pollution was organised by the centre for promoting startups and attracting investment to ethnic minority areas under the Tay Bac (Northwest) University on July 13.

The Tay Bac University on July 12 organised a programme during which more than 500 students were connected with companies, and received career advice.

The Trade Union of Son La province’s agriculture and rural development sector on July 10 held a conference to review its activities in the first six months of this year and launch tasks for the remaining months, and sum up the emulation movement commemorating the 95th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Trade Union (July 28, 1929 - 2024).

The Youth Union and the Military Command of Son La province on July 9 held a ceremony to launch the 2024 “military semester” progrmame.

Son La province is one of 14 excellent award winners at the “Tieng ken doi ta” (the Sound of the Trumpet of the Children’s Union) in the northern region in 2024, which took place on July 4-6 in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province.

The firefighting and rescue police unit in Moc Chau area on July 5 coordinated with schools in the district to open free classes to teach swimming and drowning prevention skills for local students during the summer.

In the first half of this year, Son La province recognised eight more kindergartens and schools meeting national standards, bringing the total number to 400, or 67%, exceeding the yearly target by 0.9 %.

Ta Bu commune, Muong La district has persuaded people, organisations and individuals to join hands in implementing the "Lighting up hamlets along the river" model.

The Study Promotion Associations of Son La and Thai Nguyen provinces held a worshop in Son La city on June 29 to exchange experience in study promotion activities and in building a learning society.