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??LàOCAI—ProlongedheavyrainfallcausedbyTyphoonYagihastriggeredwidespreadandseverefloodinginthenorthernregion,causingsignificantlossoflifeandpropertydamage.OnMondaymorning,LàoCaiProvincedeclaredastateofemergencyduetothedisaster.Heavyrainfallhascausedlandslides,resultinginthedeathsofsixpeopleandinjuriestonineothersinHòaS?Pán1Village,M??ngHoaCommuneinSaPaTown.Fiftyhomeshavebeenaffectedandover248hectaresofagriculturallandhavebeensubmergedinV?nBàn,B?oTh?ngandB?oYêndistricts.Manysectionsofnational,provincialanddistrictroadshavealsoexperiencedlandslides.InitialdamageestimatesfortheareaareoverVN?7billion(US$283,880).HeavyraincombinedwithfloodwatersfromupstreamhascausedwaterlevelsoftheRedRivertoreachapeakofupto84.5metresasof1pmonMonday.Rainfallexceeding100mmisongoingthroughouttheregion.Thereisahighriskoffloodinginlow-lyingareasandlandslidesonsteepslopes,aswellasalongthedownstreambanksoftheRedRiverinLàoCaiCityaswellasinB?oTh?ng,B?oYênandV?nBànDistricts.ResidentsofLàoCaiCitymovetheirbelongingstoasafelocation.ChairmanoftheLàoCaiProvincialPeoplesCommitteeTr?nhXuanTr??nghasinstructedlocalauthoritiestourgentlyrelocatefamilieslivinginareasatriskoflandslidesandflashfloodstosaferlocations.InSaPaTown,Tr??nghascalledforanurgentmobilisationofforcestosearchformissingpeople,respondtothedisasterandassistresidentsinovercomingthedamage,whileensuringsecurityinaffectedareas.Evacuatedindividualsandfamiliesarebeingprovidedwithtemporaryshelter.Soldiersassistresidentsintransportingtheirbelongingstosafety.InHàGiangProvince,athree-year-oldchildfromH?uChuaVillage,GiàngChuPhìnCommune,MèoV?cDistrict,wassweptawaybyfloodwaterswhilecrossingastreamonthewaytoclass.LêAnhD?ng,deputyChiefofOfficeoftheProvincialSteeringCommitteeforDisasterPreventionandSearchandRescue,statedthatauthoritieshaverecoveredthechildsbodyandhandeditovertothefamily,whileplanningfurthersupportmeasures.Heavyrainandfloodinghavesubmergednearly140housesanddamagedaround500hectaresofcrops.InB?cQuangDistrictalone,nearly5,000poultryandaround100livestockinB?cQuangand??ngV?nDistrictsweresweptawaybyfloodwaters.MeanwhileinQu?ngNinhProvince,floodwatersrosein??ngH?iCommune,causingtheHàThanhdiketobreachonMondaymorningandfloodingaround400householdsinthevillagesofHàTràng??ng,HàTràngTayandpartsofNàB?candKheC?n,withwaterlevelsreachingupto1.5metresinsidehomes.Thefloodalsosubmergedapproximately100hectaresofcrops.Additionally,a30-metresectionoftheHàTràngTaydikecollapsed,causingonehouseholdtoloseallitspossessions.ThetotalpropertydamageisestimatedatoverVN?550billion.NàVu?ngVillageinYênPhongCommune,B?cMêDistrict,HàGiangProvinceissubmerged,andNationalRoute34betweenB?oLamandCaoB?ngiscutoff.DuetotherisingfloodwatersoftheRedRiver,atleast3,500householdsinYênBáiCityinYênBáiProvincewereforcedtoevacuateonMondayafternoon.SomeroadsinH?ngHàWardandTuyL?cCommuneweresubmergedupto4metresdeep.H?ngHà,TháiH?candYênNinhWardsinYênBáiCitywereheavilyfloodedonMondaymorning.InitialreportsfromtheYênBáiProvincialSteeringCommitteeforDisasterPreventionandSearchandRescueshowedthatbynoononMonday,landslideshadkilledthreepeopleinYênBáiProvinceandinjuredfourothersinLi?u??and??ngQuanCommunesinL?cYênDistrict.Floodingalsocausedthecollapseofordamagetomorethan5,687housesinthedistrictsofMùCangCh?i,YênBình,Tr?mT?u,V?nYên,Tr?nYên,L?cYênandNgh?aL?Town,aswellasYênBáiCity.Atotalof1,914.71hectaresofcropsweredamagedoraffected.Intermsoftransportation,manymainroadsleadingtothedistrictsacrosstheprovincewerecutoffduetoflooding,landslides,andfallentrees.NationalHighway32experienced64landslidepoints.Nguy?nNg?cTrúc,ChairmanoftheYênBáiCityPeoplesCommittee,saidthatnearly1,000people,includingsoldiers,policeofficersandmilitiamen,havebeenmobilised,alongwithover10vehicles,boatsandotherequipment,readytorespondtoanyemergencies.DuringthenightofSunday,severalareasinTháiNguyênProvincewereheavilyflooded,forcingauthoritiestoevacuatehundredsofhouseholdsovernight.TháiNguyênHighSchoolforGiftedStudentsinTúcDuyênWard,TháiNguyênCity,isheavilyflooded.VNA/VNSPhotoHoàngNguyênHighwaterlevelsontheC?uRiverattheGiaB?yhydrologicalstationandfloodwaterdischargingfromNúiC?cReservoirontheC?ngRiveratarateof150cubicmetrespersecondhavecausedseverefloodingintheTháiNguyênCityneighbourhoodsof??ngB?m,QuangVinhandTúcDuyên.Manymainroadsaresubmerged,disruptingdailylife.Authoritieshaveworkedaroundtheclock,placingwarningsignstoblockalltrafficandpedestrianaccesstodeeplyfloodedareasandkeybridgessuchasGiaB?yandB?nT??ng.Ataround10pmonSundaynight,thePeoplesCommitteeofHoàngV?nTh?wardmobilisedforcestoevacuatearound50householdstotalling200peoplefromtheA3buildingofTi?nB?ApartmentComplex.Residentsof??ngB?mCommune,TháiNguyênCity,havehadtotravelbyboat.VNA/VNSPhotoThuH?ngToensureresidentssafety,theapartmentsmanagementboardcutoffelectricityintheentirebuilding,whilecityandwardauthoritiesassistedintheevacuation.InPhúTh?,risingriverlevelsthreatenedtobreachtheleftembankmentofNgòiV?ninHi?nL??ngCommune,H?HòaDistrict.OnSundaynight,theH?HòaDistrictPeoplesCommitteeorderedtheevacuationof205householdswith770peopletohigherground.AccordingtotheNationalCentreforHydrometeorologicalForecasting,onMondaymorningwaterlevelswererisingontheThaoRiver,theL?River,theL?cNamandTh??ngRiversandtheTháiBìnhRiver.InHàN?i,waterlevelsonthelowerRedRiverareexpectedtorisequicklyduetothereleaseoffloodwaterfromtheHòaBìnhhydropowerplantssecondbottomgateandTuyênQuanghydropowerplantsthreebottomgates,butwilllikelyremainbelowthefirstlevelalert.Thereisahighriskoffloodinginlow-lyingareasalongriversaswellasrisksofflashfloodsandlandslidesonsteepslopesinL?ngS?n,CaoB?ng,LàoCai,YênBái,PhúTh?,B?cGiang,B?cK?n,TháiNguyên,HòaBình,NinhBìnhandThanhHóaprovinces.Thedisasterrisklevelduetofloodsisatlevel3.—VNSTheremainderofPhongChauBridgeinPhúTh?ProvinceafterfloodwaterssweptawaypartofitMondaymorning.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—Atleast13peoplehavefallenintotheH?ng(Red)RiverafterpartofthePhongChauBridgeinthenorthernprovinceofPhúTh?wassweptawaybyfloodwatersat10amtoday.AccordingtoearlyreportspresentedtoDeputyPrimeMinisterH???cPh?c,whovisitedthesitetodirectreliefefforts,therewereabout10automobilesandtwomotorbikesthatfellintothewaters.Concretecasualtynumbersarenotavailableyet,assearchandrescueeffortsarehinderedbyfast-flowingandrisingriverwaterintheaftermathofpowerfulTyphoonYagi.Thecauseofthecollapseappearstobestrongwaterflowatthebottomoftheriverdestabilisingthebridge,leadingtothecollapseofonepillarandtwomainspansoutofeight,accordingtoPhúTh?stransportdepartment.Fourpeoplehavebeenrescuedthusfar,withthreesurvivorshospitalisedatTamN?ngmedicalcentreforemergencytreatment.PhanTr??ngS?n,asurvivor,toldthemediaheheardaloudnoisewhenhewastravellingonthebridgeandbeforehecouldrespond,heandthebikewerefreefallingintothewaterbelow.Hetriedhisbesttoswimtoshore.Luckily,justwhenhethoughthecouldntmakeit,hemanagedtograbontoafloatingbananatreeandeventuallygotrescuedbyanearbyboat.Heonlysufferedminorinjuries,butstillfeltshockandpanic.ThePhongChaubridgewillbesealedoffandguardswillbedeployedtomakesurenovehiclecanenter.Asfortraffic,therearetwooptions.Eitheramakeshiftferryorapontoonbridgewillbesetup,accordingtodeputytransportministerNguy?nXuanSang.Afixedpontoonbridgeiscurrentlypreferredasthewaterwaydoesnothavemuchtraffic,butinthelongterm,anewbridgeneedstobebuiltasthisoneisbeyondrepair.Theremainingstandingpartofthebridgeisalsoathighriskofcollapse.Searchandrescueeffortscanonlybedonewhentheweatherpermits,Sangsaid.Intermittentheavyrainsarestilltakingplaceinthearea,whiletheswellingrivermakesitverydifficultandevendangeroustonavigateandsearchformissingvictims,especiallyonesthatmighthavesunktothebottom.DeputyPMPh?csaidwhenwaterishigh,searchandrescueunitscanlookforvictimsnearthebanks,andexpandthesearchwhenconditionsallow.PhúTh?sleadershipaskedtouseitsemergencybudgettobuildanewbridgewithinoneyear,asthisbridgeisonaprimarytrafficroute.About100officersfromtheCommandofRegion3,Vi?tNamPeoplesArmyhavebeendeployedandstandreadyforsearchandrescue.About20peoplehavereportedmissingrelativesandareawaitingnews.Somehavebeenaskedtoidentifyvehiclesbasedonimagescapturedoncamerasatthetimeofthecollapse.ThePhongChaubridgeconnectsTamN?ngandLamThaodistrictsinPhúTh?.Itwasbuiltin1995andunderwentmaintenancein2013.In2019,authoritiesimposedabanontrucksover18tonnes.In2022,votersproposedtoupgradeorreplacethePhongChauBridge,butthetransportministrysaidthebudgetallocationforthetimebeingdoesnotallowthisyet,sotheDirectorateforRoadsofVi?tNamwasorderedtoenhancemaintenanceandrepairs.—VNS

ManyhouseholdsalongtheembankmentsoftheRedRiverhavetorelocateaswaterisfastrising.—VNA/VNSPhotoT?ToànHàN?I—PrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhonSeptember9signedadispatchaskingurgentmeasurestosettlethecollapseofPhongChaubridgeinthenorthernprovinceofPhúTh?,aswellaseffortstorespondtoandovercomeconsequencesofflooding,landslidesinthenorthernmountainousandmidlandregion.Inthedocument,thePMnotedthatduetoeffectsofYagi,thethirdstormarisingintheEastSeasofar,torrentialrainswithrainfallof200-350mmoreven400-500mmhavecausedhighwaterlevelinThaoandL?cNamrivers,leadingtolocalisedfloodingandlandslidesinmanyplaces,especiallyinHoàBìnhandLàoCai.Thetyphoon,heavyrainsandfloodinghaveleft26peoplekilledandmissing,whileinjuring247othersanddestroyedmanyhousesandinfrastructureworks.Especially,PhongChauBridge,spanningtheH?ng(Red)RiverandconnectingLamThaoDistrictwithTamN?ngDistrictinPhúTh?Province,waspartiallysweptawaybyfloodwatersonSeptember9morning,accordingtotheprovincialPeoplesCommittee.ThePMexpressedhissympathiestofamiliesofthevictimsandthoseaffectedbythenaturaldisasters.PMChinhaskedDeputyPMH???cPh?candleadersoftheMinistriesofNationalDefence,PublicSecurity,andTransport,andtheNationalCommitteeforIncidentandNaturalDisasterResponse,SearchandRescuetoimmediatelyreachthePhongChaubridgeincidentsitetocoordinatewithlocalauthoritiestodeployrespondingmeasuresaswellassearchandrescueactivities.TheMinistersofNationalDefenceandPublicSecuritywereaskedtomobiliseallforcesandvehiclesforsearchingandrescuingvictimsofthePhongChaubridgeincidentandsupportingaffectedlocalitiestoovercomenaturaldisasterconsequences.TheMinisterofTransportwasassignedtocoordinatewiththePeoplesCommitteeofPhuThoandrelevantagenciestodealwiththeconsequencesofthePhongChaubridgeincidentandfloodinginthelocality.Meanwhile,chairpersonsofthePeoplesCommitteeofLàoCai,HoàBình,S?nLa,LaiChau,?i?nBiên,HàGiang,CaoB?ng,B?cK?n,YênBái,TuyênQuang,PhúTh?,TháiNguyên,L?ngS?nprovinceswererequestedtofocusonquicklyandeffectivelyrespondtoconsequencesoflandslides,flashfloodsandfloodingandbridgecollapse,whilesupportingfamiliesofthevictims,evacuatingpeoplefromareaswithhighrisksoflandslides,floodingandflashfloodstosaferplaces,andstabilisingtheirlife.TheGovernmentleaderunderlinedtheneedtoensuretrafficsafety,especiallyinspillways,andfloodingareasaswellasareaswithhighlandsliderisk.Atthesametime,itisnecessarytodetectinfrastructureworks,especiallytransportworks,damsanddikestopreventincidents,thePMasked.TheMinisterofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentwasorderedtoensurethesafetyofdikesanddams,andkeepacloseeyeonthedevelopmentsofnaturaldisasterstogivetimelyresponse.DeputyPMPh?cwasaskedthetakethechargeofinspectingtheimplementationofthisdespatch.InCaoB?ngProvince,devastatinglandslidesoccurringonSeptember8nightandtheearlymorningofSeptember9killedoneperson,injuringthreeandleaving20missing.Allroadsleadingtothelandslidescenehavebeenblocked,whilecommunicationshavebeendisrupted.Initialreportsshowedthat291housesacrosstheprovinceweredamaged,with12completelydestroyedbylandslides,while326othershavebeenflooded,and42hadtheirroofsblownoff.Hundredsofhectaresofcropswereaffectedbynaturaldisasters.Meanwhile,inLàoCai,landslidesburiedfourhousesandleftsevenpeoplemissinginALuCommune,BátXátDistrictonSeptember9.Morethan200peoplehavebeenmobilisedforsearchandrescueactivities.However,theworkhasfacedmanydifficultiesduetoprolongedtorrentialrains.AlsoonSeptember9,landslidesinB?nH?CommuneofB?cHàDistrictalsodestroyedonehouses,killingfivepeopleandinjuringone.AsofSeptember9noon,rescuershadfoundthebodiesofallfivedeadvictims.Todate,LàoCaihasreported19deathsduetolandsides.Atthesametime,landslidesanderosionduetoprolongedtorrentialrainshaveblockedmanynationalhighwaysandprovincialroadsinDienBienprovince,includingNationalHighways12,6,279,279B,and4H.Currently,trafficonNationalHighway4Hfrom?i?nBiênPh?CitytoM??ngNhéDistrictandLaiChauProvinceistemporarilyparalysed.Localauthoritiesaremobilisingforcesandvehiclestocleartheroads.—VNSThesixsuspectsarrestedonchargesoftraffickingpeopleunder16.—Photovietnamplus.vnBìNH??NH—AsuspectedhumantraffickingringoperatingintheCentralRegionsandCentralHighlandsofVi?tNamhasbeendismantled,leadingtothearrestofsixsuspectsandtherescueof10victims,includingatleastsevenchildren.Ofthe10victimsrescuedintheoperation,sevengirlsunder16wereallegedlyforcedtoworkinkaraokebarsandmotels.InvestigationsbeganinJulywhenauthoritiesdetectedsuspiciousactivitiesinvolvingtherecruitmentandcoercionofminorstoworkinentertainmentvenues,restaurants,andotherbusinesses.TheCentralRegionAnti-DrugandCrimeTaskForce(TaskForce2)undertheBorderGuardCommandquicklylaunchedacrackdownonthenetwork,raidingeightlocationsinthecentralprovinceofBình??nhandthesouth-centralprovinceofPhúYênbetweenAugustandSeptember.Sixmalesuspectshavebeenarrestedinconnectionwiththering,includingfivefromBình??nhProvince--LêNg?cLinh,26,Tr??ngMinhV?,36,Lê??cD?ng,22,Bùi??cTín,20,Nguy?nThànhNh?t,29,and32-year-oldHu?nhNg?cAnhfromPhúYênProvince.TheseindividualsallegedlytransportedvictimsfromtheCentralHighlandsprovinceofKonTumandforcethemtoworkinBình??nhandPhúYên.TaskForce2haspressedchargesagainstthesuspectsfortraffickingpeopleunder16andhandedoverthecasetoBình??nhPoliceforfurtherlegalactions.—VNSThroughthemassmobilisationprogrammecalledTheCoastGuardaccompaniesfishermen,theCoastGuardRegionNo.3CommandonSeptember8presentnationalflags,lifejackets,leafletsandlegalhandbookstolocalfishingboatownersandfishermeninTi?nGiangProvince.—PhotoCourtesyofVCGTI?NGIANG—CoastGuardRegionNo.3CommandhascarriedoutmanyactivitiestosupportfishermeninGòC?ng??ngDistrictintheC?uLong(Mekong)provinceofTi?nGiang.MakingeffortstoimplementtheVi?tNamCoastGuardsmassmobilisationmovement,theV?ngTàuCity-basedCoastGuardRegionNo.3CommandonSundaytogetherwithTi?nGiangProvincesPartyCommitteesCommissionforMassMobilisationandthePeoplesCommitteeandPartyCommitteeofGòC?ng??ngDistrict,organisedamassmobilisationprogrammecalledTheCoastGuardaccompaniesfishermen.Duringtheprogramme,theCoastGuardRegionNo.3Commandinformedlocalcadres,civilservants,publicemployees,fishingboatowners,fishermen,andpeopleinthedistrictaboutthecurrentsecuritysituationatseaandonislands.ItalsoprovidedupdatesonthePartysviewpointsandpoliciesonthenationalsovereigntyontheseaandislands,theVi?tNamCoastGuardLawandFisheriesLaw,andlegalprovisionsonillegal,unreportedandunregulated(IUU)fishingpreventionandcontrol.Itpresented20nationalflags,lifejackets,leafletsandlegalhandbookstolocalfishingboatownersandfishermen.Italsovisitedandpresented200gifts(includingrice,fishsauce,instantnoodles,andothernecessities)tolocalpolicybeneficiaryfamiliesandpeopleindifficultcircumstances.TheCoastGuardRegionNo.3CommandonSeptember8togetherwithlocalauthoritiesorganisedamassmobilisationprogrammecalledTheCoastGuardaccompaniesfishermeninTi?nGiangProvincesGòC?ng??ngDistrict.—PhotoCourtesyofVCGIncollaborationwithHùngV??ngHospital,doctorsprovidedfreehealthcheck-upsandmedicinetomorethan300localpolicybeneficiaryfamilies,fishermenandpeopleindifficultcircumstances.ItplanstocontinuetheimplementationofthismassmobilisationprogrammeinHCMCityandBàR?a-V?ngTàuandBìnhThu?nprovincesinSeptember.OnSeptember8,thepolicybeneficiaryfamilies,fishermenandpeopleindifficultcircumstancesinTi?nGiangProvincereceivefreehealthcheck-upsandmedicinethroughthemassmobilisationprogrammecalledTheCoastGuardaccompaniesfishermenorganisedbytheCoastGuardRegionNo.3Command.—PhotoCourtesyofVCGTheCoastGuardRegionNo.3CommandundertheVi?tNamCoastGuardistaskedwithmanagingtheseafromCùLaoXanhIslandinthecoastalsouth-centralprovinceofBình??nhtothenorthernbankof??nhAnestuaryintheMekongDeltaprovinceofTràVinh,includingthewatersoftheTr??ngSa(Spratly)IslandsandDK1rigs.Overthepastyears,ithascompleteditstaskofprotectingthenationssovereigntyandenforcingthelawatsea.—VNS

ApartofPhongChauBridgecollapsedthismorning.—PhotoprovidedbylocalresidentPHúTH?—PhongChauBridge,spanningtheH?ngRiverandconnectingLamThaoDistrictwithTamN?ngDistrict,waspartiallysweptawaybyfloodwatersamidseriousdownpourstriggeredbyTyphoonYagi.Theincidenttookplacearound10amMondaymorning,accordingtothePhúTh?ProvincialPeoplesCommittee.AsreportedbyVietnamNewsAgencycorrespondentson-site,onepierandtwospansofthebridgeweresweptawaybythewaters.Nocasualtiesordamagetopropertyhavebeenreportedsofar,butinitialreportsindicatethattherewerepeopleandvehiclesonthebridgeatthetimeoftheincident.ThePhúTh?ProvincialPeoplesCommitteeiscurrentlymobilisingforcestoconductrescueoperations,ensurepublicorder,andmanagetrafficdiversions.PartofPhongChauBridgehascollapsedMondaymorning.—VNA/VNSPhotoT?ToànDeputyPrimeMinisterH???cPh?candleadersoftheMinistryofNationalDefence,MinistryofPublicSecurity,MinistryofTransport,andtheNationalCommitteeforIncidentResponse,NaturalDisasterResponse,andSearchandRescueimmediatelyarrivedatthescenetocoordinatewithlocalauthoritiestodirecttheinspectionandimmediateimplementationofworktoovercomethecollapseofPhongChaubridge,focusingonsearchandrescueefforts.PhongChauBridge,completedandputintouseonJuly28,1995,is375.36mlongandlocatedonNationalHighway32C,connectingthecityofVi?tTrìandLamThaoDistrictwithTamN?ng,ThanhTh?y,ThanhS?n,andTanS?ndistricts,aswellastheprovincesofHòaBìnhandS?nLa.—VNSTrafficonD??ngV?nBéStreet,HoàngMaiDistrict,hasresumedafterauthoritiesclearedfallentrees.—VNA/VNSPhotoNguy?nV?nC?nhHàN?i—HàN?isroadshavebeenfullyclearedonMondayandtrafficismostlynormalaftersupertyphoonYagihitthecityovertheweekend,bringingdownthousandsoftreesandcausingmajordisruptions.Uprootedtrees,brokenbranches,andfloodingwerereportedacrossthecity,causingsignificantdamagetoinfrastructureanddisruptingdailylife.Accordingtothelatestreports,25,156treeswereeitherbrokenoruprooted,withmostincidentsoccurringinthedistrictsofHoàngMai,LongBiên,GiaLam,??ngAnh,andNamT?Liêm.Thefallingtreescausedinjuriesanddamagedvehiclesandbuildings.InTh?chTh?tDistrict,landslidesoccurred,whileCh??ngM?Districtsawdykecollapses,submergedroads,andwidespreaddamagetohomes,livestockpens,andpowerpoles.Qu?cOaiandBaVìdistrictsalsoreportederodedroads,toppledpowerpoles,andsunkenboats.HeavyrainsonSaturdaytriggeredblackoutsacrosspartsofthecity,particularlyinsuburbanareas,thoughmostpowerwasrestoredbySunday.Floodingaffectedbothurbanandruralareas,withthousandsofhectaresofcropsruined.Thedisasterhasleftfourpeopledeadand17injured,withthecitymobilisingresourcestomanagetheaftermath.Authoritiesarefocusedonhealthcare,safetyinschools,restoringpower,clearingdebris,andensuringessentialgoodsfortheresidents.LieutenantGeneralNguy?nH?iTrung,directorofHàN?iPolice,instructedpoliceforcesatthedistrict,commune,andwardlevelstoworkcloselywithlocalauthoritiestocleardebrisandrestoreorder.Prioritywasgiventoremovingfallentreesandensuringkeyroadswerepassable,allowingemergencyworkersandresidentstomovesafely.BySundayafternoon,policeandemergencyserviceshadclearedmuchofthedamagefrommajorstreets.However,authoritieshavewarnedthatmorerainisexpectedduetothelingeringeffectsofthestorm.HàN?iresidentshavebeenadvisedtodrivecarefully,adheretotrafficregulations,andfollowinstructionsfrompolicestationedatkeyintersections.Inpreparationforthestormsimpact,thecityspoliceforcehadbeenonhighalert.Officersandequipmentwerefullymobilisedforfloodresponse,ensuringcontinuouscommunicationandreadinessforanyemergencies.Thepolicewerealsopreparedfordisastermanagementandsearch-and-rescuemissionsinlinewiththefouron-siteprinciple.OnSaturdayandSunday,HàN?isfireandrescuepolice,alongsidedistrictandtownunits,deployednearly300vehiclesandaround2,000officers.Theyrespondedto172incidents,includingfallentrees,damagedroofs,andblockedroads.Authoritieshavedirectedallforces,includingthepolice,tocontinuethecleanupeffortsandensurethecitysroadsremainclearfortraffic.—VNS

VisitorsbrowseGeneralSecretaryNguy?nPhúTr?ngsbookonsocialism.—VNA/VNSPhotoBRUSSELS—ThebookonthepathtosocialisminVi?tNambylatePartyGeneralSecretaryNguy?nPhúTr?ngattractedspecialattentionfrominternationalfriendsattheannualManifiesta(Solidarity)FestivalheldrecentlybytheWorkersPartyofBelgium.OndisplaywereFrench,English,andDutchversionsofthebookSometheoreticalandpracticalissuesonsocialismandthepathtosocialisminVi?tNam,whoseVietnameseversionwaslaunchedontheoccasionofthe92ndfoundinganniversaryoftheCommunistPartyofVi?tNam(February3,1930-2022).ThePartyleadershighlypopularbookgathershis29outstandingarticlesandspeeches,aimingtohelpcadres,Partymembers,andpeoplegainaninsightintosocialismandthepathtothesysteminVi?tNamsoastopromoteconsensusinthesocietyandbringintoplaythegreatnationalsolidaritytoachievethestrategicgoalssetbytheParty,latePresidentH?ChíMinh,andthepeople.SimonJacquet,a70-year-oldfestival-goer,expressedherwishtointroducethebooktoherchildren,sayingtheyallloveVi?tNamandadmirethecountrysrobustdevelopment.ZenoEngelen,26,saidhebelievesthatthebookwillgivehimaninsightintothepathtosocialisminVi?tNam.Apartfromthebook,theVietnameseboothalsoshowcaseddocumentsonPresidentH?ChíMinh,drawingthosewholovetheVietnamesehistoryandculture.Onthisoccasion,theVi?tNamNewsAgencydisplayedspecialpublicationsbyitsVi?tNamPictorialandLeCourrierduVietnam.VisitorsweretreatedtoVietnamesecoffee,tea,andgreenbeancake,andotherspecialtiesfromtheSoutheastAsiannation.Thefestival,whichtookplaceonSeptember7-8,welcomedmorethan15,000visitorswithvariousactivities.—VNS

ThesiteofthelandslideinBátXátDistrictinthenorthernLàoCaiProvince.—VNA/VNSPhotoLàOCAI—SevenpeoplehavebeenreportedmissingafteralandslideinthenorthernmountainousprovinceofLàoCaiProvincefourhouses,authoritiesfromBátXátDistrictreportedearlyMondaymorning.Thedisasteroccurredataround4amMonday,affectingfourhouseholdsandatotalof19people.Morethan200peoplehavebeenmobilisedforrescueefforts,whicharebeinghinderedduetocontinuingheavydownpoursintheregionduetotheremnantsofTyphoonYagi.LocalauthoritiesalsosaidthattheheadofTrungH?Village,whoseinitialsaregivenasL.A.G.,hasalsobeenreportedmissing.Hewashelpingvillagersevacuatefromerosion-pronesites.MeanwhilePhùngLáoL?,alocalfromN?mCh?cCommune,wasinjuredafterbeingcarriedawaybystrongcurrentsandisbeingtreatedatthelocalhealthstation.Justyesterday,alsoinLàoCai,followingthedownpourcausedbyTyphoonYagi,asuddenlandslideinthepopulartouristdestinationSaPatownhasburiedfourhouses,killing6people.—VNSChineseAmbassadortoVi?tNamHeWeihandsoveremergencyaidofUS$100,000fromtheRedCrossSocietyofChinatotheVi?tNamRedCrossSocietypresidentBùiTh?HòaonSeptember23.—VNSPhotoThanhH?iHàN?I—TheRedCrossSocietyofChinahasreleasedemergencyaidofUS$100,000throughtheVi?tNamRedCrossSociety(VNRC)tohelptheVietnameseGovernmentandpeopleovercometheconsequencesofTyphoonYagiandfloods.ChineseAmbassadortoVi?tNamHeWeihandedoverthedonationtotheVNRCpresidentBùiTh?HòaataceremonyonMondayinHàN?i.Attheevent,WeiexpressedhisdeepestcondolencesonthelossesVi?tNamandthepeoplewhohavesufferedfromTyphoonYagiandthesubsequentfloods.IbelievethatwiththeleadershipoftheVietnamesePartyandGovernmentandthejointeffortsofallwalksoflifeinVi?tNam,thepeopleinstormandflood-affectedareaswillsoonovercomedifficultiesandrebuildtheirhomes,saidWei.VNRCpresidentBùiTh?Hòahighlyappreciatedthefriendshipandlong-standingtraditionssharedbytheParty,GovernmentandpeopleofChina.ThesupportoftheRedCrossSocietyofChinawillprovideadditionalresourcesfortheVi?tNamRedCrosstocontributetoprovidingtimelyassistancetotyphoonandfloodvictimssothatpeoplecansoonstabilisetheirlives,saidHòa.TheVNRChasdeployedemergencyreliefmoneyandgoodsworthnearlyVN?10billiontohelpmorethan10,300householdsormorethan41,500beneficiariesin15provincesandcitiesaffectedbyTyphoonYagiandfloods.Specifically,VNRChasprovidedVN?3.25billionincash,3,200boxesofhouseholdgoods,3,300bagsofemergencyreliefgoodsandonehundredhomerepairkits.SincelaunchingacommunityfundraisingcampaignonSeptember7,theVNRChasreceivedVN?16billionindonationsfrommanyorganisations,businessesandindividuals.Specifically,theVNRCcharityaccounthasreceivedmorethan21,000donationswithacontributionamountofmorethanVN?10billion.TheInternationalFederationofRedCrossandRedCrescentSocietiesalsolaunchedanurgentappealinanefforttomobiliseabudgetoffourmillionSwissfrancs($4.7million)tohelpVietnamesepeopleaffectedbyTyphoonYagi.—VNS

PassengertrainoperationsonHàN?i-LàoCairouteweretemporarilyhaltedduetotheeffectsofTyphoonYagi.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—TheHàN?i-LàoCaipassengertrainsresumedyesterdayafteraperiodofsuspensionduetothestorms,HàN?iRailwayTransportJSChasannounced.ThetrainrouteforSP3/SP4washeavilyaffectedbylandslidesandflashfloodstriggeredbyTyphoonYagiandhasbeenreopenedforcargotrainssinceSeptember15.Thetrainoperationcompanynotedthatthetrainsintothenorthernmountainousprovincewillberunataslowerspeeds,duetosafetyreasons,thereforedeparturetimeswillbemovedtoearlierthanusual.TheSP3trainrunsfromHàN?iTrainStationat10pmandreachesLàoCaiTrainStationat5.55am,whilethereturningtrainSP4willdepartfromLàoCaiat9.30pmandreachesthecapitalcityat5.25am.Passengerswillbenotifiedofanyschedulechangesthroughtheirregisteredphonenumbers.TicketfarepertriprangesfromVN?280,000-420,000(US$11.4-17)dependingonthetravelclasses,datesandpointofdeparture.ThetrainoperatorisalsoofferingcoachticketsatVN?55,000($2.2)pertripfromLàoCaiTrainStationtolocationswithin2kmfromSapasStoneChurchandviceversa.HàN?iRailwayTransportJSCreportedthatithadreceivedseveralrefundrequestsafterthetyphoon,butthenumberwasnotsignificant.TheSP3/SP4trainsserveinternationaltourists.—VNSSomeclassroomsforVietnamese-originandCambodianchildrenonTonleSapLakeinKohKaEkhamletofReangTilcommune,Kandiengdistrict,Pursatprovince.VNA/VNSPhotoPHNOMPENH–AdelegationoftheVietnameseConsulateGeneralinBattambangprovinceandtheVi?tNam-CambodiaBusinessAssociation(VCBA)hasmadeafact-findingtripofsomefloatingclassroomsforVietnamese-originstudentsonTonleSapLakeinPursatprovincetohelpwithinfrastructureupgrade.Thefact-findingtripfromSeptember19to21,ledbyConsulGeneralNguy?nThànhV?nandVCBAChairmanOknhaLengRithy,aimedtoservethebuildingofasupportprogrammeforclassroomrepairandupgradeasproposedbythePursatbranchoftheKhmer-VietnameseAssociation.VisitingsomefloatingclassroomsinKandiengandKrakordistrictsofPursat,anorthwesternprovinceofCambodia,V?nsaidtheVietnameseParty,State,andpeoplealwaysviewoverseasVietnameseasanintegralpartofthenation,andhavepaidconstantattentiontotheVietnamese-origincommunityinCambodia.HeaskedtheVietnamese-originresidentsonTonleSapLake,thelargestfreshwaterbodyinSoutheastAsia,tocomplywithlocallawandnottobreakrules,especiallytheannualbanonillegalfishing.HealsocalledonthemtoexerteffortstointegrateintotheCambodiansociety,therebyimprovingtheirlifequalityandcontributingtothetwocountriesrelations.Withregardtoclassroomrepairandupgrade,thediplomatunderlinedthepriorityforeducationsothatVietnamese-originchildrencansecureabetterlifeinthefuture.Particularly,hesuggestedthemenrolltheirchildreninpublicschoolsofCambodiainorderforthechildrentofulfillthehostcountrysgeneraleducationprogramme,acquirecertificates,andmakedecisionsontheircareers.ThedelegationwillconsiderassistanceforupgradingtheclassroomsinneedwithintheVCBAscapacity,Vanadded.Duringthetrip,VCBArepresentativesalsohadaworkingsessionwiththeVietnameseConsulateGeneraltodiscussmeasuresforassistingneedyVietnamese-originresidentsonTonleSapLake,includingsupportforeducation,tohelpimprovethequalityofhumanresourcesandlifeanddevelopastrongVietnamese-origincommunityinCambodia.Vietnamese-originpeopleinPursatprovincehavedifficultlivingconditions.ThemajorityofthemresideonTonleSapLakeanddependonfishingfortheirlivelihood,accordingtotheVietnameseConsulateGeneralinBattambangprovince.VNS

AlandslideontheNationalHighwayNo6inChi?ngH?cCommune,M?cChauDistrictinS?nLaProvinceonSunday.VNA/VNSPhotoNGH?AN–Allnorthern,north-centralareas,centralhighlandsandsouthernareashavebeenorderedtocarryoutround-the-clockworkinresponseplansfollowingheavyrainfall,whichposesriskoflandslidesandfloods.TheDepartmentofDikeManagementandNaturalDisasterPreventionundertheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmenthasrequestedthatthelocalitiesparticularlyNinhBình,Ngh?AnandHàT?nhprovincesmakethemselvesready.ToproactivelyrespondtotheremnantsofStormNo4,thedepartmenthasurgedcitiesandprovincesalongtheMekongRivertoreviewfloodandlandslidepreventionmeasures.Coastalprovincesandcitiesareadvisedtoprepareforstrongwinds,largewavesandthunderstormsatsea.Inthenorthernregion,localauthoritiesmustensurethesafetyofdikesandaddressdamagecausedbyStormYagiandpost-stormflooding.Thisincludeslocatingmissingpersons,cleaningupaffectedareasandstabilisingthelivesoflocalresidents.Allcitiesandprovincesmustmaintaindayandnightmonitoringandregularlyreporttothedepartment.Asof5pmonSunday,theremnantsofStormNo4andassociatedfloodinghaveresultedintwodeathsinNgh?AnProvince,andthreepeoplearemissingduetobeingsweptawaybyfloodsinNgh?AnandS?nLaprovinces.InM?cChauDistrictinS?nLaProvince,atapproximately2pmonSunday,alandslideoccurredatKm201+900onNationalHighway6inChi?ngH?cCommune.LargerocksfromthehillsidefellandhitatruckandacarmovingalongthecurvetowardHàN?i-S?nLa.Thelandslidecausedthetrucktooverturnandthecartobedamaged.Eightpeopleinthetwovehiclessustainedminorinjuries.Earlier,ataround11amonthesameday,anotherlandslideoccurredatKm204+250onNationalHighway6,wherealargemassofsoilandrocksblockedhalfoftheroad.ThelocalauthorityinTrungLyCommuneandbordersoldiersevacuatestudentsatlandslide-proneareastosafeplaces.InM??ngLátDistrictinThanhHoáProvince,heavyraincausedlandslidesonseveraltransportationroutes.Specifically,alongNationalHighway15C,multiplelandslideswerereportedinTrungLy,NhiS?n,PùNhiandM??ngLátTown,leadingtotrafficbeenhalted.OnProvincialRoad521E,landslidesinQuangChi?uandM??ngChanhcommunescausedsoilandrockstospillontotheroad.Atvariousrivercrossings,waterlevelsrosetonearlyonemetre,preventingresidentsandvehiclesfrompassing.Inparticular,inM??ngChanhCommune,floodwatersfromtheupstreamLaosbordercausedthewaterlevelinXimStreamtorisesignificantly,floodingProvincialRoad521Eandtemporarilyhaltingtraffic.Thefloodingalsotemporarilyisolatedninevillagesinthecommune.Allfouroverflowbridgesleadingtoresidentialareasweresubmergedbyoveronemetreofwater,withsomespotsseeingwaterlevelsnearlytwometresabovethebridges.TheM??ngLátDistrictPeoplesCommitteehasurgentlyrelocatedover200householdstosaferareas.LandslideswerealsoreportedontheonlyroadfromNgaMycommunecentreinT??ngD??ngDistricttovillagesinthebufferzoneofthePùHu?ngNatureReserveinNgh?AnProvince.Highfloodwaterssweptawayatemporarywoodenbridgeonthe20-kilometreroad,cuttingoffaccesstoover150households,allofwhomareThaiethnicminoritiesinNaNganvillage.InPhúcS?nCommuneinAnhS?nDistrict,landslidesanddeepfloodingoccurredalongProvincialRoad534C,whichconnectsthecommunecentretothebordervillagesofCaoV?u1,2,3,and4.Thesevillagesarehometonearly400householdsandmorethan1,340people,mostlyoftheThaiethnicgroup.ThevillagesinTamH?pCommunehavebeencompletelyisolatedduetorisingwaterlevelsinriversandstreams.Localauthoritieshavequicklyrelocatedhouseholdsathighriskoflandslidestosaferareas.InspectionofdisasterrecoveryeffortsOnSundayevening,adelegationfromtheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment,ledbyMinisterLêMinhHoan,visitedNguyênBìnhDistrictinCaoB?ngProvincetoinspecttherecoveryefforts.Thedelegationconductedon-siteinspectionsandassessedthesituationatlandslide-affectedareasinL?ngL?villageandL?ngSúngvillageinNguyênBìnhDistrict.Theselandslidescompletelyburied12houses,resultinginthedeathsof20people.Hoanurgedtheprovincialauthoritiestocloselymonitortheweatherandproactivelyrespondtopreventfurtherincidents.Hestressedtheneedformaintaininground-the-clockmonitoringathigh-risklandslideandflood-proneareastoensuretimelyintervention.Theprovincewasalsoencouragedtoacceleraterecoveryeffortstohelpresidentsreturntotheirnormallivesassoonaspossible.Regardingagricultural,rural,andfarmingissues,theministryiscommittedtoprovidingsolutionstosupporttheprovinceinrebuildinglivelihoodsandstabilisingproductionfortheaffectedcommunities.TheremnantsofStormYagicausedheavyrains,landslidesandfloodinginCaoB?ng,resultingin55deaths,19injuriesandtwomissing.Inaddition,2,239homesweredamaged,nearly2,100hectaresofriceandcropsweresubmerged,andthousandsoflivestockandpoultrywerekilledorsweptaway.Severalresidentialareaswerecutoffandmajortransportationroutessustainedseveredamage.HoanpresentedVN?400milliontoCaThànhandYênL?ccommunestosupportdisasterrecoveryefforts.Healsovisitedandofferedcondolencesandassistancetothe12familieswholostlovedonesinthelandslides.–VNSAruralroadinBìnhThu?nProvinces??cLinhDistrictispavedandwellmaintained.–VNA/VNSPhotoNguy?nThanhBìNHTHU?N–BìnhThu?nProvinceisenhancingthedevelopmentofnew-styleruralareastoimprovethelivesofitsruralresidents.Thesouth-centralprovincehashad74outofits93communesrecognisedasnew-styleruralcommunesunderthenationalprogrammeofthesamename.Anew-styleruralcommunemustmeettheprogrammes19criteriarelatedtoinfrastructure,irrigation,electricity,environment,income,education,healthcare,socialsecurity,culture,andmore.Theprovincealsohassixadvancednew-styleruralcommunes,whichachievehigherstandardsacrossthe19criteria.HàmC??ngwasthefirstcommuneinHàmThu?nNamDistrictrecognisedasanadvancednew-styleruralcommunelastyear.Itsruralroadsarewell-constructed,cleanandbeautiful,meetinglocalneedsfortransportingagriculturalproducts.ItsaverageincomeisVN?57.6million(US$2,300)peryear,therateofpoorhouseholdsisonly1.98percentand96percentofitspopulationhashealthinsurancecards.Theprogrammehassignificantlyimprovedthelivesofruralresidentsandtheoverallappearanceofruralareasintheprovince.Nguy?nTh?HoàiTh?,headofthedancingclubinMinhHoàHamlet,HàmThu?nNamDistrictsHàmMinhCommune,saidtheclubhas20membersagedbetween40and60.Themembersgathereverynightfordancingactivitiestoentertainthemselvesandstayhealthy.HàmMinh,recognisedasanew-styleruralcommune,hasestablishedmanysportsandartsperformanceclubscateringtopeopleofdifferentages.Ithasinvestedinculturalhousesandfacilitiesforlocalentertainment,andinstalledsportsfacilitiesinpublicareasforexercise.Nguy?n?ìnhHà,chairmanoftheHàmMinhPeoplesCommittee,saidthecommunewasstrivingtomeetallcriteriaforanadvancednew-styleruralcommunebyOctober.Localauthoritiesindicatethattheprogrammehasattractedruralresidentsastheyareitsdirectbeneficiaries.Lastyear,localpeopleandcommunitiescontributedmorethanVN?61billion($2.5million)toimplementtheprogramme,whilecompaniescontributedoverVN?38.5billion($1.6million).Theprovinceaimstodevelopagriculturalandruraltourisminconjunctionwithbuildingnew-styleruralareas.InTánhLinhDistrict,theadministrationplanstoestablishonetotworuraltourismsitesundertheprogrammeby2025.Thedistricthasidentifiedtourismasakeysectorforsocio-economicdevelopment,havingwelcomedabout63,000touristslastyear,meetingitstarget.Theprovinceplanstohave75communesrecognisedasnew-styleruralcommunesand30advancedonesnextyear,alongwith10exemplarynew-styleruralcommunes.Anexemplarynew-styleruralcommunemustachieveveryhighstandardsacrossall19criteria.MaiKi?u,directoroftheprovinceDepartmentofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment,saidtheprovincessteeringcommitteeforthenationalprogrammeofbuildingnew-styleruralareashadimplementedvariousmeasures,includingstrengtheningadvocacytoenhanceawarenessamongstateofficialsandruralresidentsabouttheemulationmovementsforbuildingnew-styleruralareas.Theprovincehopestoeffectivelyimplementtheprogrammetoimprovethelivesofruralpeopleandaddressexistingissuesrelatedtotheenvironment,foodsafetyandcleanwater,accordingtoKi?u.Itwillalsorestructureagriculturalproductionbyimprovingtheyields,qualityandvalueofkeyagriculturalproductsineachlocality,whilefosteringlinkagesbetweenstakeholderstodevelopvaluechainsfortheproducts.ItseekstoattractinvestmentinruralareasandfurtherdevelopproductsundertheOneCommune–OneProduct(OCOP)programme.OCOPProductsTouristsvisittheLàngChàiX?aFishSauceMuseuminBìnhThu?nProvincesPhanThi?tCity.Themuseum,theonlyoneofitskindinthecountry,showcasesvariousdelicioussauces,includingthoserecognisedunderthecountrysOneCommune–OneProductprogramme.–VNA/VNSPhotoH?ng??tBìnhThu?nhas128OCOPproductsratedbetweenthreeandfourstars,includingarangeofspecialityproductsfromcoastal,islandandmountainousareas,particularlyseafood,fishsaucesanddragonfruit-relateditems,whichhavesignificantpotentialasOCOPproducts.Thecountryslargestdragonfruitproducingprovincehascreatednumerousproductsfromitsuchasdriedfruit,juices,jams,wines,andotherbeverages.TheOCOPprogrammehasgeneratedjobs,increasedruralincomesandboostedproductsales.Theprovincehopestohave161OCOPproductsbytheendofthisyear,prioritisingthedevelopmentofproductsthatutiliselocalmaterialsandlabourandensuringsteadysupplyofinputsforthem.Itprovidesguidanceandassistancetoproducerstohelpthemmeetglobalgoodagriculturalpractices,organicandotherqualitystandards.IthasstrengthenedinspectionsofOCOPproductqualityandsupportedproductionestablishments,cooperatives,andcompaniesinlinkingwithmoderndistributors,includingsupermarkets,conveniencestoresande-commerceplatformsforsellingtheirproducts.TheprovincealsoaimstodevelopruraltourismalongsidetheOCOPprogrammebyorganisingfestivalstointroduceandpromoteOCOPproductsatevents,fairs,tradepromotionactivities,andpopulartouristdestinationsnationwide.–VNS