Yen Bai declares emergency situation regarding natural disasters

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Yen Bai province requested the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to continue to closely monitor weather forecasts from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Yen Bai Hydro-Meteorological Station, and the mass media to have appropriate plans and response measures to minimize damage caused by natural disasters.

Localities continue to review households living in affected areas, at risk of being affected by landslides, flash floods, and inundation to have timely evacuation plans.

Along with that, resolutely direct the evacuation plan, moving households and individuals living in dangerous areas, areas at risk of landslides, flash floods, and inundation to safe places.

The Provincial Hydrometeorological Station closely monitors the weather situation, promptly issues forecasts and warnings, and provides information to the Department of Information and Communications, Yen Bai Newspaper, the Provincial Radio and Television Station, and the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue to promptly inform the response work of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue, district and commune levels, and the people.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Yen Bai province assigned the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Transport, Education and Training, Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, together with the Provincial Military Command, Provincial Police, relevant agencies and units to review plans to ensure dam safety, prevent flash floods and landslides... to be ready to respond to all flood situations; protect agricultural production.

The province urges districts, towns and cities to be ready to evacuate and move people living in dangerous areas, areas at risk of landslides, flash floods, and inundation to safe places; promptly inform agencies and authorities of downstream localities before releasing floodwaters.

Localities mobilize forces and means to respond promptly to ensure traffic in all situations; arrange forces and means to support localities in responding to rain and floods; evacuate people, conduct rescue and ensure security, order and social safety.

The authorities shall visit and support families of deceased and injured people according to regulations; develop plans to receive and distribute relief goods and donations from individuals and organizations to send to people in disaster-affected areas; organize and implement disaster response plans according to disaster risk levels...

Due to the influence of storm and storm circulation No. 3, from the night of September 7 to September 10, Yen Bai province experienced heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms. The natural disaster affected all 9 districts, towns and cities of the province, killing 29 people, injuring 13 people and leaving 5 people missing.

The floods also affected and damaged 21,678 houses and nearly 4,000 hectares of agricultural production area; many locations on national highways, provincial roads, district roads, and communal roads were eroded; many localities were flooded, isolating communes and wards...

Initial preliminary damage estimate is nearly 200 billion VND.