On the morning of November 23 (Hanoi time, expressed at 2:00 a.m. on the same day South African time), from the city of Johannesburg, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an urgent online meeting with ministries, branches, agencies and localities across domestic checkpoints on the flood situation and continued response and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters in the Central provinces.
In his concluding remarks, the Prime Minister requested an urgent review of isolated areas, resolutely preventing unreachable conditions; taking care of the funeral for the deceased; treating the injured; sharing with families with dead, missing, and injured people.
Timely supply to people, no one lacks food or clothing. The Ministry of National Defense directs the urgent production of more clothes to provide to the people.
The army and police continue to mobilize maximum forces for disaster response and recovery, service, assistance and support for people; the Ministry of National Defense, Military Region 5, Military Region 7, divisions located in the area, the Ministry of Public Security... mobilize forces, focus on supporting house repairs and environmental sanitation for people.
Regarding the transportation of materials and goods, the Prime Minister directed the transportation from the nearest location, if necessary, using airlines, railways and other means of transport; immediately arranging helicopters and drones to approach inaccessible areas.
The head of the Government requested to review those who have lost their homes (the latest data is about 1,900 houses that have collapsed, collapsed, or drifted), and before January 31, 2026 (before the Lunar New Year), to complete the rebuilding of houses for people and localities to develop specific projects to propose solutions to maximize the creativity of localities.
During the G20 meeting, the World Health Organization (WHO) General Director said that the organization currently has an Emergency Response Fund and is ready to mobilize resources from this fund to support Vietnam. The Prime Minister assigned Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urgently discuss with the WHO side to implement this.
To soon restore production and business, the Ministry of Finance has implemented solutions to support taxes, fees, charges, and directed urgent insurance payments to affected subjects...
The State Bank directs the banking system to implement debt freezes, extends, postpones, and deploy credit packages for production and business recovery.
Emphasizing that "the people need us most in difficult times, must put themselves in the position of the people to carry out work", the Prime Minister requested all relevant entities to promote the highest sense of responsibility to overcome the consequences of natural disasters in the fastest and most effective way.
Secretaries and Chairmen of provinces closely follow the locality, closely follow the people, closely follow the instructions of all levels to carry out tasks, quickly stabilize the people's situation, quickly stabilize people's lives and normal activities, quickly restore production and business and proactively propose policy mechanisms.
The provinces assign personnel to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of departments and branches to the grassroots; all hot spots such as flooded and isolated areas... must have the presence of provincial leaders to grasp the situation and command and direct.
