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Ngan hàng Nhà n??c Chi nhánh t?nh Cao B?ng ti?p t?c ??y m?nh cung ?ng d?ch v? thanh toán kh?ng dùng ti?n m?t trong các l?nh v?c c?ng.thúc ??y ho?t ??ng chuy?n ??i s? t?i ??a ph??ng.

mua s?m… ?? ng??i dan d? dàng ti?p c?nBASFVietnambeginsconstructionoffournewclassroomsanda1,000sq.mplaygroundatthePh??ngNinhPrimarySecondarySchoolinH?uGiangProvinceonSeptember20.—PhotocourtesyofthecompanyH?UGIANG—GermanchemicalcompanyBASFhasbrokengroundonabuildingatthePh??ngNinhPrimarySecondarySchoolintheC?uLong(Mekong)DeltaprovinceofH?uGiang,whichwillbenefitaround150students.SituatedinaremoteareainPh?ngHi?pDistrict,theschool,builtinthe1990s,isinarundownandunsafeconditionforstudentsandschoolstaff,especiallyduringtherainandfloodseason.TheworkbeganonSeptember20tobuildfournewclassroomsanda1,000sq.mplayground.Itisexpectedtobecompletedinthefirstquarterof2025.Thecompanyhasrenovatedeightschoolssince2015tosupporteducationinthecountry.ErickContreras,managingdirectorofBASFVietnam,said:AtBASF,wesupporttheUnitedNationssustainabledevelopmentgoalofprovidingqualityeducationtothecommunity.Offeringthenextgenerationthebeststartinlifewithsaferandmorecomfortablelearningfacilitiesthroughschoolrenovationisoneofoursocialengagementpriorities.Itisespeciallymeaningfulthisyearaswecelebrateour30thanniversaryinVi?tNamandcontinuetodrivethislong-termprogrammewithourkeycustomersandbusinesspartnerstosupportthecountrysfuturetalent.—VNSMembersofThànhChíCo-operativeinTràVinhProvincesCàngLongDistrictharvestseedlesslimes.—VNA/VNSPhotoThanhHoàTRàVINH—FarmersinTràVinhProvinceareexpandingthecultivationofseedlesslimesastheyhavehighexportdemandandprofits.ThemodelofgrowingseedlesslimeswithlinkagesamongstakeholdersforexportingoffersfarmersaprofitofVN?400million(US$15,900)perhectareayear,whichisseventoeighttimesmorethangrowingrice,accordingtofarmers.T?Qu?cHuyinCàngLongDistrictsHuy?nH?iCommunehasturnedhis5,500sq.munproductivericefieldintoaseedlesslimeorchardandhasearnedstableincomefortwoyearsfromgrowing200seedlesslimetrees.HelinkswithThànhChíCo-operativeinthecommunetogrowthefruit,isinstructedonfarmingtechniquesandsecuressalesatapricethatisVN?3,000akghigherthanmarketprices.Hesaidtheco-operativebuysthefruitatapriceofatleastVN?10,000akginthemainharvestseasoncomparedtothemarketpriceofaboutVN?4,000-5,000akg.Intheoff-season,themarketpriceisVN?20,000-VN?30,000akg,andtheco-operativepaysVN?3,000akghigherthantheseprices,hesaid.Heharvestsabout30tonnesayearandearnsanaverageprofitofVN?300million($12,000),hesaid.IreceivedasoftloanofVN?50million($2,000)fromtheprovincesFarmersAssociationandwillexpandgrowingseedlesslimes,hesaid.Besidesits100members,ThànhChíCo-operativehaslinkedwithmanyfarmersinCàngLongandotherdistrictstogrowthefruitasithascontractedwithacompanytogrowandexportthefruittotheEU.Phan??cTài,itsdirector,saidthecompanyneedsabout100tonnesofseedlesslimesforexportamonthbuthisco-operativecanonlymeet30-50percentofthedemand.Theco-operativewilllinkwithmorefarmerstoexpandgrowingareasandexpectstodevelopanadditional50haeachyearfromnowto2027,hesaid.Theco-operativehaslinkedwithfarmerstogrowatotalof120haofseedlesslimestoglobalgoodagriculturalpractices(GlobalGAP)standardsasofMaythisyear.TheC?uLong(Mekong)Deltaprovincehasencouragedfarmerstoturnunproductivericefieldsintogrowingotherhighvaluecrops,includingseedlesslimes.TháiPh??cL?c,chairmanoftheprovinceCo-operativesAlliance,saidthatbesidesCàngLong,seedlesslimegrowingareasareexpandingtothedistrictsofChauThành,TràCúandTi?uC?n.Thealliancewillco-operatewiththeselocalitiestocreatefavourableconditionsforThànhChíCo-operativetoaccessfinancialsupporttobuildwarehouses,developlabels,brandnamesandgrowingcodes,hesaid.Ph?mQu?cVi?t,deputychairmanoftheFarmersAssociation,saidtheprovinceexpectstodevelopanadditional50haofseedlesslimefromnowtoyear-end,mostlyinChauThànhandTràCúdistricts.Seedlesslimesareeasytogrow,havefewdiseases,requirelesstendingandlowproductioncost,andhavehighdemand.Limesadapttoclimatechangeandrequirelessirrigationwater.Vi?tsaid:Theassociationissupportingsoftloansforitsmembersandco-operativegroupstoimplementthemodelofgrowingseedlesslimeswithlinkagesforexport.TheassociationhasprovidedsoftloansofVN?2billion($79,000)tosupportfarmersandstart-upswhogrowseedlesslimesinCàngLong,ChauThành,Ti?uC?nandTràCúdistricts,hesaid.—VNS

AresettlementareaforlocalresidentsinLàngN?Village,whichwassweptawaybyflashfloodsduringTyphoonYagiinLàoCaiProvince.—VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—Inlightofclimatechangeandtheincreasingfrequencyofextremeweatherphenomenon,relevantministriesmustconsiderappropriatemodelsforhousingandeducationalfacilitiesindisaster-proneareastomitigatedamageandenhancedisasterresponsecapabilities.FollowingtheterriblelossesfromTyphoonYagi,Tr?nNg?cChính,PresidentoftheVi?tNamUrbanPlanningandDevelopmentAssociation,saidtherelevantministrieshadtoreassessdevastatedregions,investigatedirectandindirectcausesoflandslidesandflashfloodsandidentifysuitableplacesforconstructinglocalsettlements.Theplanningofresettlementzonesinmountainousregionswouldrequiretheinvolvementofmultipleministries.Theselectionofvillageconstructionsitesmustadheretoaclearperspectivethatthelocationswouldavoidflashfloodsandmudslides,hesaid.Furthermore,thesitesmustprovideadequatelivingconditions,includingaccesstowater,electricity,schools,healthcarefacilitiesandtransportlinks.Whenselectingaresettlementsite,theMinistryofConstructionhadtoconsiderthescaleofdevelopment,currentandfuturelandareaandreserveland.Meanwhile,theMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentshouldaddressnotonlyhousing,butalsoemploymentopportunitiesforresidents,headded.ViceprincipalofNguy?nTr?iUniversity,Ng?Do?n??c,toldtheVoiceofVi?tNam(VoV)onlinenewspaperthattopreventandminimisehumancasualtiescausedbyextremeweather,theinvolvementofspecialisedagenciesalongsidelocalauthoritieswasessential.Acomprehensiveassessmentofthesafetylevelsofexistingresidentialareasshouldbeconducted,withplansforevacuationforvillagesatrisk.TheStateandlocalauthoritieswereresponsibleforplanningandconstructinghousingforethnicminoritiesandregionsvulnerabletonaturaldisasters.Inadditiontoselectinglocationsforresidentialsettlements,thedesignandconstructionofhomesshouldenhancetraditionalarchitecturalstyleswhileadaptingtolocalgeographicalandclimaticconditions.Weshouldappreciatethetraditionalstructuresthatlocalcommunitieshaveinhabitedforgenerations,hesaid.Manyresidentslivedinstilthousessituatedonunevenorsteepterrain.Flatteningtheareasmightdisruptthenaturallandscape.Additionallystilthousesofferedmorelivingspaceandcouldberesilienttolocalflooding.Itsessentialtomodernisethetraditionalhomesscientificallytoensurestabilityandcomfort,hesaid.Regardingbuildingmaterialsforhomesinthenorthernmountainousareasatriskoflandslidesandflashfloods,TháiV?nSam,DeputyChairmanandGeneralSecretaryoftheVi?tNamAssociationsforBuildingMaterials,saidthatusingmaterialslikebambooandwooddidnotensurethesturdinessrequiredtowithstandnaturaldisasters.Ifconditionspermitted,housesshouldbeconstructedwithreinforcedconcreteframes,whilewallsandpartitionscouldbemadefromnon-firedbuildingmaterials,suchasconcreteblocksandpanelsystems.Ifoptingforaflatroof,itmustbesolid,otherwise,fibrecementshouldbeused.Therewerenowmanytypesofnon-firedbuildingmaterialsavailablethatcomplywithregulations,hesaid.ChiefoftheOfficeoftheVi?tNamAssociationofArchitects,Ph?mThanhTùng,saidclimatechangewascomplexandVi?tNamstilllackedappropriateresponsestrategiesforit.Thecountrywasadvisedtomaketheplanningandpositioningofhousingforcommunitiesinmountainousareas,particularlyconcerningsafetyrisks.ConstructionoftheresettlementareaforlocalresidentsinLàngN?Village,whichwassweptawaybyflashfloodsduringTyphoonYagi,islaunchedonSaturdayinLàoCaiProvince.—VNA/VNSPhotoTheplanningmustbebasedongeologicalconditionsandinvolvegeotechnicalengineers,architectsandenvironmentalspecialists,hesaid.Expertsalsoemphasisedthattheselectionoflandforconstructingvillagesmustbeconductedsystematicallyandscientifically.EstablishingaHousingCouncilforethnicminoritieswascrucial,involvinggeologists,planners,architectsandmeteorologicalexperts.Basedongeologicalandtechnicalstudiesofeachareaandanalysesofclimatic,hydrologicalandwaterresourceconditions,thehousingcouncilshouldcompilealistofpotentialsites,detaillingtheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Usingascoringsystem,localauthoritiescouldidentifytheoptimalsiteforresidentialplanning,prioritisingthesafetyofresidents.Theplanningframeworkmustprohibitdevelopmentsthatposearisktopublicsafety,suchasminingsitesorwastedisposalareas.Fromapolicyperspective,theMinistryofConstructionshouldreviewandrefinebuildingstandardsandregulationsforhousing,particularlyindisaster-proneareas.Thestandardswererequiredtoaccountforclimatechangeadaptationanddisasterresilience.Dependingonlocalconditions,eachregionshouldtailorthestandardstomeetpracticalneeds.Inadditiontoplanning,selectingsitesanddesigninghousesthatadapttoclimatechangeinthenorthernmountainousprovinces,eachlocalityshouldalsoconstructsafesheltersnearresidentialareastofacilitateemergencyevacuationswhennecessary.Datarevealedthatthetyphoonresultedinhundredsofthousandsofhomesbeingdamagedorsweptawayintheaffectedprovinces.LàoCaiProvincewassignificantlyaffectedbythetyphoon.Statisticsshowthatasof12September2024,nearly9,200homesintheprovincehadcollapsedorhadbeensweptaway,isolating97hamletsacross25communes.Ofthese,444homeswerecompletelydestroyed.InYênBáiProvince,floodingcauseddamagetoover25,000homes,withhundredsoffamilieslosingtheirroofs.—VNScó th?i ?i?m ch?t l??ng ? nhi?m m?i tr??ng kh?ng khí ? m?c báo ??ng.

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Vi?c ban hành Ngh? ??nh quy ??nh phí b?o v? m?i tr??ng ??i v?i khí th?i là c?n thi?t.Thecapitalcitysmainsourceofdustemissionscomesfromroadvehiclesandroaddust.—Photomoitruong.net.vnHàN?I—Therapidurbanisationprocess,coupledwiththeoverloadofresidentsandvehicles,hasmadeairpollutionacrisisforbigcitiesofHàN?iandHCMCity.PeoplelivingincentralHàN?iareprobablytoofamiliarwiththeairquality,whichoftenresemblesamistyhaze.Whetheritisdayornight,theresidentsofthecapitalmustlivewithairpollution.MonitoringdatashowsthatHàN?isairqualityindex(AQI)frequentlyshowshighlevelswithorange,red,purpleandevenbrownindicators,showingonmonitoringapplications.Insomeinstances,HàN?ihasbeenrankedasoneofthetopthreemostpollutedcitiesintheworld.Airpollutionhasbecomesoseverethatresidentscanactuallyfeelit.Livingonthe21stfloorofahigh-risebuildinginThanhXuanDistrict,HoàngTh?Trangtoldmoitruong.net.vnthatshealmostneverdarestoopenherwindowsintheearlymorning,eveninthemiddleofsummer.Manytimeswhensheopenedthewindowstoletinsunlight,shewasdisappointedtofindanoppressive,thickatmosphere,makingitdifficulttobreatheandveryuncomfortable.Thatisondrydays,butonhumiddays,peopleinthecapitalareevenmorefrustratedandsickwithairpollution.Nguy?nV?nS?n,aresidentinHà??ngDistrictsaidthathisthree-year-oldsonfrequentlyhastobehospitalisedforrespiratoryillnesses.S?nsaidthattheairpollutioninHàN?iissobadthatheisworriedaboutthehealthofhischildrenandelderlyparents.Evenondrydays,hissonsbronchitisonlylessensbutnevercompletelygoesaway.HCMCityisnotfarbehindwhenitcomestoairpollution.Fromearlymorninguntilnoon,walkingalongthestreets,thepeoplesufferwiththeairshroudedinathicklayerofsmog.Accordingtoexperts,thisisacommonphenomenoninthesouthernregionattheendoftheyear,duringthetransitionperiodbetweentherainyanddryseasons.Thisphenomenon,termedphotochemicalsmoghasbeenreportedbytheCitysDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment.Majorcitiesareconstantlygrapplingwiththepersistentissueofsmogandpollution,withtheoverwhelmingnumberofvehiclesandthelargepopulationallcontributingtoahighlypollutedatmosphere.Inreality,PM2.5particles—knownasthesilentkiller—canpenetratedeepintothelungsdespitetheuseofmultiplelayersofmasks,causingnumerousrespiratoryandcardiovasculardiseases,particularlyamongsensitivegroupsliketheelderlyandchildren.ThepeopleinHCMCitysuffer,withathicklayerofsmog.Photomoitruong.net.vnMaincausesAccordingtotheMinistryofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment,airqualityinlargeurbanareasandsomeindustriallydevelopedcitiescontinuestorecordpollutionatcertaintimesoftheyear,withdustpollutionbeingamajorconcern.Theconcentrationofdust(PM2.5,PM10,andTSP)insomeareasremainshigh,particularlyalongtrafficroutes,mainroadsandindustrialzonesinmajorcities.AssociateProfessor,BùiTh?An,directoroftheInstituteforEnvironmentalResourcesandCommunityDevelopment,saidlargecitiesarecurrentlysubjectedtoavastamountofharmfulemissionsintotheair.Amongthese,urbantransportationandemissionsfrompersonalvehiclesaretheleadingcausesofairpollutioninlargecities.Currently,inbothHàN?iandHCMCity,motorcyclesaccountfor95percentofthetotalnumberofvehicles,consumingonly56percentoffuelbutemittingupto94percentofhydrocarbons(HC),87percentofcarbonmonoxide(CO)and57percentofnitrogenoxides(NOx)intotalvehicleemissions.Theemissionsofthesegasesincreaseannuallyintandemwiththerisingnumberofvehiclesontheroads.Specifically,duringtrafficcongestion,theleveloffuelemissionscanincreasebyfourtofivetimescomparedtonormalconditions.Moreover,thequalityofvehiclesisalsoaconcerningissue.Mostoftheoldcarsandmotorcyclescurrentlyincirculationdonothaveemissioncontrolsystems.Thesecondleadingcauseofairpollutioninlargecitiesisconstructionactivities.Eachyear,Vi?tNamconstructstensofmillionsofsq.mofnewhousing,hundredsofkilometresofroadsanddozensofmediumandlargebridges,whichallgeneratelargevolumesofdust.Alongwithconstruction,thedemolitionanddestructionofoldstructurescausesdusttospreadacrossthesky.Thethirdcauseofairpollutionisfromindustrialandagriculturalproduction.Industrialzonesandoccupationvillagesnotonlycauseairpollution,butarealsoaleadingcauseofwaterpollution,whichhasledtotheemergenceofwhatarebeingdubbedcancervillages.ThemainreasonscausingairpollutioninVi?tNamisduetooutdatedproductiontechnologyandlowefficiencyofusingcleanresourcesandenergy,saidAn.Particularly,itisbecauseoftheincreaseofpersonalvehiclesandmanyofthemarebeyondtheirusefullifeanddonotmeetemissionsregulations,shesaid.ChairmanoftheVi?tNamCleanAirNetworkHoàngD??ngTùngsaidthatalthoughitisacknowledgedthatsolvingairpollutioninmajorcitiesisnosimplematter,weneedtohaveacomprehensiveandholisticviewofboththerootandbranchoftheissue.Thisapproachwillhelpusidentifyspecificandpracticalsolutionsthatcansignificantlycontributetoreducingairpollutioninlargecities,Tùngsaid.SolutionsFacedwithincreasinglyconcerningairpollution,HàN?ihascontinuouslyimplementedmeasurestomitigateairpollution.Thecityisbuildingamechanismtoencourageco-operativestoadoptcleanproductionmodels,supportfundingforstrawprocessingproducts,purchasestraw-pressingmachinesandintroducecooperativemodelsforcollectingstrawafterharvests.Thishelpsreduceairpollutionsignificantly.HàN?isDepartmentofTransporthasbeentaskedwithimplementing:zoningrestrictionsonmotorcycleactivitiesinlinewithinfrastructurecapacityandthepublictransportsystemsservicecapability,leadingtoacompletebanonmotorcyclesinurbandistrictsby2030.AccordingtodatafromtheDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment(DoNRE),HàN?ihaseliminatedmorethan99percentofcoal-burningstoves,reducedeightypercentofstrawburninginsuburbanareasandshutdownhundredsofmanualbrickkilns.Furthermore,thecityhasintroducedanetworkof34automaticairqualitymonitoringstationsandsixsurfacewatermonitoringstationstosupervisetheenvironmentalqualityofindustrialzonesandproductionfacilities.Recently,thePeoplesCommitteehasapprovedtheairqualitymanagementplanforHàN?iuntil2030,withavisiontowards2035andanorientationuntil2050.Thecitywillminimiseairpollution,ensuringthatairqualityremainsatagoodtomoderatelevelontheAQIforatleast75percentofthedaysintheyearby2030andreducePM2.5emissionsfrommajorsources,withanoverallreductionofabouttwentypercentofPM2.5levelscomparedtothebaseyearof2019,equivalenttoareductionof6,200tonnesofPM2.5.Meanwhile,HCMCityhasalsoissuedaplantoenhanceairpollutioncontrolforthe2024–2025period.Thisplanalignswiththenationalairqualitymanagementplanfor2021–2025,tailoredtothecityseconomicandsocialdevelopmentgoals.Theoverallobjectiveoftheplanistostrengthenairqualitymanagementbycontrollingemissions,monitoringairqualityandissuingforecastsandwarnings,therebyimprovingtheenvironmentandsafeguardingpublichealth.HCMCityaimsreduce85percentofairpollutioncausedbytransport,ensureatleast90percentofconstructionprojectstocomplywithenvironmentalprotectionregulationsandalllarge-scaleindustrialfacilitiesinstallautomaticemissionmonitoringequipment,withdataconnecteddirectlytoDoNRE.Plantingmoretreeshasalsoproventobeaneffectivesolutionforimprovingairqualityinthecity.Sothecityaimstoplanttenmilliontreesby2025,inlinewiththenationalplantoplantonebilliontreesby2025.ExpertsbelievedthatcitysgreeneconomicdevelopmentgoalsandVi?tNamscommitmenttonet-zeroemissionsdependheavilyontransitioningtransportationtocleanenergy.Focusingongreentransportwillhelpreduceairpollutionandcontributetoenvironmentalimprovementeffortsandpublichealthprotection.Thecityisgraduallydevelopingapublictransportsystemtoreducepersonalvehicleuseandreachatargetofallpublictransportvehiclesrunningonelectricenergyfrom2030onwards.Stricteremissioncontrolpoliciesformotorcyclesandcars,particularlyoldervehiclesthatfailtomeetemissionsstandardswillbewidelycarriedout.AccordingtoDoNRE,bytheendof2023,thecitysenvironmentalmonitoringnetworkincluded271manualmonitoringstations,34ofwhicharelocatedinareasborderingneighbouringprovinces.Therearealsofourcontinuousautomaticmonitoringstationsforsurfacewaterandairquality.Monitoringactivitieshavebeencarriedoutsystematically,ensuringcompliancewithenvironmentalmonitoringprocedures,therebyprovidingacomprehensiveandtimelyassessmentofenvironmentalqualityandreliabledataforairqualitymanagement.VNS

TheNgòiMóngBridgecollapses.—PhotocourtesyoftheHoàBìnhCityPoliceHOàBìNH—TheNgòiMóngBridgeinHoàBìnhCitycollapsedintheearlyhoursofThursdaymorningaftertheroadconnectingthestructurecrackedopen.Nocasualtieswerereported.Localteamshaveropedoffthebridgeandputupsignsprohibitingpeopleandvehiclesfromapproachingtheareawhilethereasonforthecollapseisbeinginvestigated.TheNgòiMóngBridgecrossesthestreamwiththesamenameatKm0+250ontheprovincialroadNo445connectingK?S?nWardandH?pThànhCommuneofHoàBìnhCity.Thebridgehasaspanofover30metres,is4.5metreswideandisabouttenmetreshigh.Itwasconstructedsometimeagoofload-bearingsteel,withoutacentralpillarandonlyhastwoabutmentsonbothsides.Onthebridgesurface,therearehardrailingsmadeofreinforcedconcreteonbothsides.Thisisaresidentialbridge,mainlyservingpeopleandvehicles.SincethearrivalofTyphoonYagionSeptember7therehadbeenheavyraininHoàBìnhProvinceandlandslidesandthecitypolicehadalreadywarnedpeoplenottousethebridge.Duetothetyphoonsimpact,theprovincialroadNo445sufferedalandslideandsubsidenceoftheroadsurfaceatKm3+500,damagingtheroadinfrastructure.TheprovincialDepartmentofTransportannouncedabanonallvehiclesonrouteKm3+500untilrepairsarecompleted.—VNSAirportsinareasforecasttobehitbythestormareaskedtocoordinatewithrelevantagenciestoexaminetheinfrastructuresystemsandcommunicationsystems,ensuringtheirsafeoperation.Photolaodong.com.vnHàN?I–??ngH?iAirportinthecentralprovinceofQu?ngBìnhwillbetemporaryclosedfrom3mponSeptember19duetoStormNo4thatisforecasttomakeitslandfallinthecentralofVi?tNambySeptember19afternoon,accordingtotheCivilAviationAuthorityofVietnam(CAAV).Theauthoritysaidthatairportstobeaffectedalsoinclude?àN?ngInternationalAirportin?àN?ngCity,PhúBàiInternationalAirportinTh?aThiên-Hu?Province,ChuLaiAirportinQu?ngNamprovince,andVinhAirportinNgh?Anprovince.ItaskedtheAirportCorporationofVietnamtodirectairportsinareasforecasttobehitbythestormtocoordinatewithrelevantagenciestoexaminetheinfrastructuresystemsandcommunicationsystems,ensuringtheirsafeoperation.Theauthorityalsoaskedrelevantagenciestoregularlyupdatemeteorologicalinformationtopromptlyproposeappropriateandsafeutilisationplans.TheVietnamAirTrafficManagementCorporationwasdirectedtokeepacloseeyeonweatherdevelopmentsandsubmitreportstotheauthorityandtheSteeringCommitteeforNaturalDisasterPreventionandAviationSearchandRescuetodecideontheoperationatairports,whileprovidinginformationtoairports,airlines,andrelevantagenciesandunits.TheCAAVrequestedairlinestoproactivelyadjusttheiroperationplansatDongHoiAirportandupdatetheircustomersontheschedulechanges.Flightcrewsareadvisedtospareextrafuelreservesforflightstoairportsinthestorm-affectedareaincasetheyhavetowaitanddiverttoalternateairports.VNS

AhousewascollapsedbyfloodsinHoàngSuPhìDistrict.VNA/VNSPhotoHàGIANG–Thebodyofasix-month-oldbaby,sweptawaybyfloodscausedbyTyphoonYagionSeptember10inDìThàngVillage,B?nNhùngCommune,HoàngSuPhìDistrict,HàGiangProvince,wasfoundattheS?ngCh?y3HydropowerPlant,approximately25kmfromthelandslidesite.LyChòiNhàn,ViceChairmanoftheHoàngSuPhìDistrictPeoplesCommittee,saidthatonWednesdayafternoon,localresidentsdiscoveredthebodyofbabyC.T.T.Awhilefishing,about25kmfromwherethelandslideoccurred.Followingthefamilyswishes,policecompletedanautopsyandhandedoverthebabysbodytothefamilyforfuneralarrangementsinlinewithlocalcustoms.OnSeptember10,heavyrainsandthunderstormsbatteredHoàngSuPhìDistrict,leadingtothebabysdisappearanceinthefloodsandcausingseriousinjuriestoanotherchild.Theprolongedheavyrainsalsocausedsignificantdamagetohomes,crops,andmajortransportationroutesinthearea.–VNSBordersoldiersinNh?tL?BorderGuardCommandinQu?ngBìnhProvincepreparefortheStormNo4.VNA/VNSPhotosQU?NGNAM–Qu?ngBìnhandQu?ngNam,twoprovincesforecastedtobedirectlyimpactedbyStormNo4,haveproactivelyevacuatedresidentsfrombordervillagessituatedonhillsidesatriskoflandslidesandflashfloods.Authoritiesarealsocheckingandreplenishingemergencyfoodsupplies.FromtheafternoonofSeptember18toSeptember20,Qu?ngBìnhisexpectedtoexperiencemoderatetoheavyrainfall,withsomeareasseeingveryheavyrain.Totalrainfallisforecasttorangebetween150-300mm,withsomelocationspossiblyexceeding380mm.FromthenightofSeptember20toSeptember21,rainfallisprojectedtorangebetween30-60mm,withsomeareasreceivingover80mm.TheheavyrainscouldtriggerflashfloodsandlandslidesindistrictssuchasTuyênHóa(chǎn)andMinhHóa(chǎn),aswellasinthemountainousareasofQu?ngTr?ch,B?Tr?ch,Qu?ngNinh,andL?Th?y.Low-lyingareas,riversides,andurbanareasarealsoatriskofflooding.FloodwarningshavebeenissuedforQu?ngBìnhsriversfromthenightofSeptember18toSeptember21,withwaterlevelsexpectedtorisebetween4.0mand8mupstreamand1mto4mdownstream.Riverlevelsareforecasttofluctuatebetweenbelowandabovefloodalertlevel2,withsomeriverspotentiallyreachinglevel3.OnWednesdaynight,theQu?ngBìnhBorderGuardCommanddirectedunitsalongthebordertourgentlyimplementresponsemeasuresandassistresidentsindisasterpreparednesstoensuresafety.Asofnow,7,309boatsoutof7,313havedockedsafely,withfourvesselscarrying24fishermenstillenroutetoshoreforshelter.Alongthelandborder,BorderGuardunitshavebeenusingvillageradiosystemstocontinuouslyupdateresidentsonthestormsdevelopments.Theyhavealsobeeninspectingareasatriskoflandslidesandflooding,preparingtorelocatepeopleandpropertyasneeded.Authoritieshaveurgedresidentstoavoidenteringforestsandhavecalledforthosealreadyintheforesttoreturnhome.Officersandsoldiershavebeenassistinglocalcommunitiesbyreinforcinghouses,schools,andpublicbuildings,trimmingtreesthatmayfall,andguidingboatstosafedockinglocations.Theyarealsoregularlyupdatingweatherconditions,patrolling,monitoring,andprovidingassistancewhererequired.BordersoldiersatC?a??iBorderGuardCommandinQu?ngNamProvincehelpresidentsmovetheirboatstosafeplaces.VNA/VNSPhotoOnWednesdayafternoon,TháiVi?tT??ng,DirectorofQu?ngNamProvincesDepartmentofEducationandTraining,issuedanofficialnoticeinstructingschoolsacrossalldistricts,towns,andcitiestocloseonThursdayduetotheapproachingstorm.Thedepartmentalsorequestedthatschoolsassigndutyofficersandpromptlyreportanydamagecausedbythetyphoon,aswellasthemeasurestakentoaddresstheaftermath.Qu?ngNamexperiencedwidespreadheavyrainfallonWednesday.InTamK?City,persistentdownpoursledtoseverefloodingonseveralroads,causingtraveldisruptions.AquickreportfromtheQu?ngNamProvincesDisasterPreventionandSearchandRescueSteeringCommitteeindicatedthattheprovincehasreceivedmoderatetoveryheavyrainfalloverthepast24hours,withanaverageof90-120mminmanyareas.Warningshavebeenissuedforflashfloodsandlandslidesinmountainousdistricts,aswellasfloodingindenselypopulatedandlow-lyingareas.Incoastalregions,fishermenareurgentlysecuringtheirboatsandequipmentinsafelocations.BorderGuardforcesstationedatcoastaloutpostshavebeendeployedtokeyareastoassistresidentsinproactivelypreparingforStormNo.4.–VNS