On the morning of September 30, the 1st Lao Cai Provincial Party Congress, term 2025 - 2030, continued to take place at the Provincial Conference Center (Yen Bai Ward, Lao Cai Province).
Before the start, the Secretary of the Congress reported that 48 delegates from 40 delegations requested not to attend the closing session of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Congress to direct the overcoming of the consequences of natural disasters.
In particular, the delegation of Viet Hong commune would like to be absent in all aspects. This is a locality that is heavily affected by floods. On the night of September 29, flash floods, landslides, and inundation caused many households trapped in the flood to go online to call for help.
Informing reporters, Ms. Hoang Thi Hanh (60 years old, residing in Viet Hong commune) said that at around 5:00 p.m. on September 29, floodwaters poured into Khe Gao stream, causing her family and about 10 other households in Ben and Van villages in Viet Hong commune to be heavily flooded, the water rose to the 2nd floor of the family's house, and the family had to go online to pray for help.
"At first, I thought the floodwaters were small. But then at around 5:30 p.m., the floodwaters rose very quickly and at around 6 p.m., the water reached the family's second floor. My family has 8 people and about 12 other people who have to climb onto the roof to take shelter," Ms. Hanh recalled.
Speaking with Lao Dong, Mr. Hoang Manh Ha - Secretary of the Party Committee of Viet Hong commune - said: "Yesterday, there were flash floods in the area that flooded many areas, so after the working session on the afternoon of September 29, we had to go to the locality to direct the recovery of the consequences of natural disasters and report to be absent from the closing session of the Congress on the morning of September 30.
Last night, local authorities deployed response and urgently evacuated 79 households with 278 people in areas at risk of landslides to safe places. Currently, there is still rain in the area, so we are on duty to monitor to continue implementing response solutions".
