Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 3 (Yagi) and its consequences, this afternoon (September 9), General Secretary and President To Lam chaired a meeting of the Politburo to give opinions and direct urgent tasks that need to be done immediately to overcome the consequences and soon stabilize the lives of people affected by the storm.
At the meeting, the Politburo heard a report on the damage caused by storm No. 3. This is a very strong storm and has caused very serious consequences, with property damage far exceeding that of many other storms. The Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, branches and localities have proactively implemented warning, prevention and control measures very early. Currently, the work of overcoming the consequences is being carried out very urgently and systematically.
General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that overcoming the consequences caused by Typhoon Yagi is an urgent task this week for the entire political system and needs to be given the highest priority.
The Politburo and the Secretariat shared their condolences with agencies, units, localities, families and people affected by the storm, and commended the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, branches, localities, military forces, police, weather forecasting agencies, and media agencies for their close and decisive direction and response to this storm early and from afar, in which Vietnam Television and Voice of Vietnam and press agencies had effective forms of propaganda, issuing warning bulletins every hour to help people update information and proactively prevent storms.
General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized the need to stabilize the situation soon and return all activities to normal. The immediate focus is on treating the injured and victims, and deploying rescue forces to reach isolated areas for rescue.
In particular, the Government and the Prime Minister need to coordinate forces and resources to respond to incidents and overcome consequences in localities, strengthen inspections of bridge systems, roads and dykes at risk of landslides, fix problems related to electricity and communications, and promptly repair schools so that students can return to school as soon as possible.
