Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 125/CD-TTg dated August 1, 2025 on urgently overcoming the consequences of floods in Dien Bien province and focusing on responding to landslides and flash floods in the mountainous and midland provinces of the North.
According to the dispatch, in the early morning of August 1, Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh provinces had heavy to very heavy rain, especially in Dien Bien province, there was heavy rain (some places had total rainfall of nearly 300mm in 6 hours).
According to a quick report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in Tia Dinh and Xa Dung communes, Dien Bien province, flash floods and landslides occurred, killing 3 people, leaving 9 people missing, damaging 10 houses, and cutting off many roads.
The Prime Minister sent his condolences to the families of those who died or went missing, and shared the difficulties and losses of people in disaster-affected areas.
To focus on quickly overcoming the consequences of flash floods and landslides in Dien Bien province, the Prime Minister requested:
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Dien Bien province directly directed and mobilized necessary forces and means to reach the areas affected by landslides, flash floods and flash floods as quickly as possible to support people in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.
In particular, focusing on searching for those who are still missing; treating the injured; organizing visits, encouraging, and supporting families of deceased or missing people; supporting families to take good care of the deceased according to local customs.
Arrange temporary accommodation, food and necessities for households that have lost their homes, do not let people go hungry or have no place to live; mobilize forces, materials and means to quickly repair landslides, ensure traffic safety and serve relief work.
During the process of participating in rescue and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, it is necessary to pay attention to ensuring absolute safety for the force.
The Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense and Public Security directed the military and police forces stationed in the area and area to proactively coordinate with local forces of Dien Bien province to urgently search for missing people, supporting people to quickly overcome the consequences of flash floods and landslides.
The Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense, Public Security, Agriculture and Environment, Industry and Trade, Construction, and Chairmen of the People's Committees of the mountainous and midland provinces of the North and North Central regions focus on leading and directing the drastic and effective implementation of natural disaster prevention, control, and overcoming, especially in response to flash floods, landslides, and landslides.
In particular, focusing on reviewing areas at risk of flash floods, landslides, and deep flooding to proactively evacuate and relocate residents when there is heavy rain, to avoid being passive or surprised; at the same time, proactively arrange forces to guard, guide, and support travel through spillways, deeply flooded roads, areas that have occurred or are at risk of landslides.
The dispatch also clearly stated that Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, on behalf of the Government, on August 1, led a Government working delegation to visit provinces with damage to people and property to visit, encourage, direct and urge timely overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.
At the same time, continue to direct ministries, branches and localities to deploy disaster prevention, control and overcoming.
