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BordersoldiersinNh?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
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C? gi?i Vì c?ng ??ng là vinh d? và t? hào r?i.Themilitaryforcescleanapre-schoolinTháiNguyênCityaftertheflooding.VNA/VNSPhotoTr?nTrangHàN?I—TheUnitedNationsInternationalChildrensEmergencyFund(UNICEF)hasprovidedwatersuppliestoGovernmentpartnersfordistributiontohouseholds,hospitals,healthfacilitiesandschoolsinthreeprovinceswhichareamongthosemostaffectedbytyphoonYagi.UNICEFhasurgentlydispatched80,000waterpurificationtabletsfortheCentreofDiseaseControlinTháiNguyênProvinceand4,000litresofwatertoLàoCaiProvincialHospitaltoensuredrinkingwaterfor800people.TheUNfundwillalsobedeliveringwaterpurificationtablets,watertanks,ceramicfilters,handsanitisersandsoaptohouseholds,schoolsandhealthcarefacilitiesinYênBáiandLàoCaiprovinces.UNICEFiscommittedtourgentlyprovidingsustainedsupporttotheGovernmentofVi?tNamtoensurechildrenandfamilieshaveaccesstoessentialservices,saidSilviaDanailov,UNICEFsRepresentativeinVi?tNam.Wehavealreadystartedtodeliverlife-savingsupportandaremobilisingresourcestoaddressthemassiveneeds.Toomanychildrenhavehadtheiraccesstoessentialserviceslikecleanwater,sanitation,healthcareandeducationcutoffandswiftactiontorestoretheselifelinesisurgentlyneeded.Thedevastationcausedbythetyphoonisatragicreminderofthedisproportionateimpactextremeweatherevents,intensifiedbyclimatechange,haveonchildren,shesaid.Nearly19millionpeople,including5.5millionchildren,liveinthehardest-hitprovinces,includingLàoCai,TuyênQuang,CaoB?ng,YênBái,Qu?ngNinh,H?iPhòng,HàN?i,TháiBình,H?iD??ng,HoàBình,TháiNguyênandPhúTh?provinces.TyphoonYagiravaged26northernprovinces,leaving324peopledeadormissing,including24children.Ithasdamagedanestimated141,469homes,550healthfacilitiesand805schools,whilearound400,000homeslackaccesstosafewater.Approximatelytwomillionchildrenhavebeenleftwithoutaccesstoeducation,psychosocialsupportandschoolfeedingprogrammes.Nationalauthoritieshaveissuedawarningforcontinuedheavyrain,withflashfloodsandlandslidesstilldevastatingvillagesandcommunitiesinthenorthernprovincesofthecountrywhicharehometoalargenumberofvulnerablecommunities,includingethnicminorities.InresponsetotheGovernmentofVi?tNamsstrongandcommendableeffortstoaddressthedisastersimpact,UNICEFisfocusingonseveralkeyinterventions,includingwater,sanitationsuppliesandsafestoragesolutionstohouseholds,healthfacilitiesandschools.UNICEFisalsodeliveringemergencymedicalsuppliessuchasvaccines,malnutritiontreatments,nutritionsupplementsandhygienekitstohealthcentresinthemostaffectedareas.Tosupportthereopeningofschools,UNICEFisofferingtemporarylearningspacesandeducationalmaterialsforchildrenaffectedbythetraumaofthedisaster.Additionally,emergencykitscontainingessentialitems,includingeducationaltoolsandsupportmaterials,arebeingdistributedtochildrenandfamilies.UNICEFisalsoprovidinghumanitariancashassistancetothemostvulnerablehouseholds,particularlythosewithchildrenandpregnantwomen.Theysaytheyarecurrentlymobilisingresourcestoensureemergencyaidisurgentlyprovided.AninitialUS$11millionisurgentlyrequiredtobeabletodeliveronitsmandatetoassistthemostvulnerablechildren.—VNS
AnartistsimpressionoftheHealthScienceInstituteinC?nTh?City.—VNA/VNSPhotoánhTuy?tC?NTH?—ThefirstHealthScienceInstituteintheMekongDeltaissettoopeninthefirstquarterof2025.Theinstitute,locatedinNinhKi?uDistrict,C?nTh?City,willsupportteaching,learningandresearchactivitiesforlecturersandstudentsinhealth-relatedfieldsofNamC?nTh?Universityfromthe2024-25academicyear.TheinstituteisbeinginvestedbyNamC?nTh?University,withNamMi?nNamGroupJointStockCompanyastheprimarycontractor.PrincipalofNamC?nTh?UniversityNguy?nV?nQuang,saidtheinstitutecoveredapproximately26,000sq.m,withaninvestmentofaroundVN?600billion(US$24.3million)forconstructionandequipment.Itishousedwithinaten-storeystructureandwillinclude83functionalroomsand11lecturehalls.After15monthsofconstruction,theinstitutehasnowbeencompletedintermsofanexternalframe,readyforcompletingtheinteriorsandexteriors.Forthe2024-25academicyear,theuniversitywouldadmitstudentsinto42undergraduateprogrammes,prominentlyincludinghealth-relatedfieldssuchasmedicine,includingnursingandpharmacydisciplines,dentistryandlaboratorytechnologies.Notably,theuniversitywillalsowelcome150internationalstudentsfromcountriesincludingIndia,SriLanka,NepalandtheMiddleEast.TheinternationalstudentswouldbeenrolledinhealthprogrammesaccreditedbytheuniversitythroughagreementswiththeVi?tNamMedicalEducations(VMED).Theopeningoftheinstituteissignificant,enhancingpracticaltrainingopportunitiesthroughasimulatedhospitalmodel,saidNguy?nV?nQuang.Thesixthandseventhfloorsoftheinstitutewouldbedesignedasapre-clinicalhospitaltosupportteachinginundergraduateandpostgraduatehealthscienceprogrammes,aswellasstudyforObjectiveStructuredClinicalExaminations(OSCEs)andObjectiveStructuredPracticalExaminations(OSPEs),skilltraininginhospitalsandmedicaltraininginlocalclinics.Otherareasoftheinstitutewouldbededicatedtovariousfunctionalzones,includingoperatingrooms,dentalareas,obstetricsandgynaecology,paediatrics,emergencycare,simulatedpatientroomsandvirtualrealitylaboratories.Accordingtotherecentlyreleased2024Vi?tNamUniversityRankings,NamC?nTh?Universityhasrisento61stplaceoutofover230universitiesnationwide,a37-placeimprovementfrom2023.TheuniversityisalsonowlistedamongreputablemedicalschoolsbytheWorldDirectoryofMedicalSchools.TherecognitionpavesthewayfortheuniversitymedicalstudentstohavetheopportunitytositfortheprestigiousUnitedStatesMedicalLicensingExamination,qualifyingthemasinternationalmedicalprofessionals.—VNSAdevastatingflashfloodburied35householdsinB?oYênDistrict,LàoCaiProvince.—Photodantri.vnLàOCAI—Ivelosteverything.Mymum,mywifeandmychildren.SurvivorHoàngV?nTh?iweptbitterlyashespoke.HewasshelteringinamakeshiftshelterintorrentialraininLàngN?Village,PhúcKhánhCommune,whereacatastrophicflashfloodburiedall35householdsinB?oYênDistrict,thenorthernmountainousprovinceofLàoCai.Hesatinstunnedsilence,cradlingtwosmallwoodencoffins,whereinsidelayhisone-year-oldchildandhistwo-year-oldniece.Nearbywerethebodiesofhiswife,hismotherandtwoofhischildren.Theyreallgone.Mywife,threechildren,mymotherandmyniecewereallsweptawaybytheflood.Myhomeisdestroyedaswell.AccordingtothelatestreportfromLàoCaiProvincesauthorities,by8amonWednesday,22peoplehadbeenconfirmeddead,with17injured,followingtheflashfloodthatstruckLàngN?Village.OnWednesday,rescueteamsareurgentlysearchingfor73peoplestillmissing.Th?irecalledtheMondaynightwhenheavyrainsfellonthevillage,causingwatertosurgeinthestreamrunningpasthishouse.Seeingthehillbehindtheirhomebeginningtoshowsignsofsliding,Th?idecidedtomovehismotherandchildrentohissistershouseontheothersideofthestream.Webelievedmymotherssafetyandthechildrenweremoreimportant,sowesentthemtowhatseemedlikethesaferhouse,Th?isaid.Thehouse,whichwasconsideredsafehad11ofTh?isrelativesinside.Butbythetimemorningbroke,Th?iwashorrifiedtofindtheirshelterreducedtorubble.Heandhiswifestayedattheirhouse,butonlyhesurvived.HoàngNg?cDi?p,thevillagehead,anothersurvivor,recountedtheterrifyingeventsofTuesdaymorning.Beforetheflashfloodhit,therainwasrelentless.Around6am,villagersheardaloudexplosionandinamatterofseconds,theentirehillcollapsed,buryingpartofthevillage.Nguy?nV?nHành,oneoftheluckysurvivorsafterthedestructiveflashfloodrecentlyburied35householdsinB?oYênDistrict,LàoCaiProvince,istreatedatthedistrictsGeneralHospital.—Photobaolaocai.vnNguy?nV?nHành,anotherresidentofthevillage,wasalsooneoftheluckysurvivors.Hesaidthatwhenthefloodhit,heandhismotherwereholdinghands,runningfromtheirhouse.Shetoldhimtokeeprunning,butinthechaos,theygotseparated.AsIreachedthevillagebridge,thefloodwaterstruck,sweepingme20-30metresaway.Somehow,ImanagedtogetupandcrawltoanearbyhousewhereIwasrescued,hesaid.AnothervillagerNguy?nV?nThinhsaid:Iamtheonlysurvivorinmyfamilyaftertheflooddestroyedeverything.Ataround6am,hisfamilywasinsidewhentheyheardamassivecrash.Inseconds,theearthanddebriscamedown,sweepingmeawayfrommyhousebyabout150m.Iwasburiedinthemudbutmanagedtosurvive.AlocalmilitaryofficialsaidthatConVoiMountainwaslocatedabovethevillage.IntheearlyhoursofTuesday,alargewaterpocketaccumulatedonthemountain.Aftertwomassiveexplosions,thepocketburst,sendingtorrentsofwaterandmuddownintothevillage.Theoncevibrantarea,hometofiveorsixgenerationsofvillagerswasdestroyed,blanketedinmudanddebrisfromtheflood.Noonecouldhavepredictedthis,onevillagersaid.Localresidentstoldreportersthattheareahadneverbeforeexperiencedsuchadisaster,sothelandslidecaughteveryonebycompletesurprise.ChairmanoftheprovincialPeoplesCommitteeTr?nhXuanTr??ngadded:Weneverimaginedtheareawouldbehitbysuchacatastrophiclandslideandflood.RaceagainsttimeforrescueteamsSearchandrescueforcessearchforvictimsofthedevastatingflashflood.—VNA/VNSPhotoAlthoughthelocationofthefloodisfarfromthecentreofthedistrict,makingoperationsextremelydifficultduetocut-offroadsandcommunicationloss,theauthoritieshavemobilisedallavailableforces,racingagainsttimetocarryoutrescueefforts.Onthescene,Tr??nginstructedthedistrictofficialstoassessthesituationandensurethewell-beingoftheaffectedresidents,prioritisingtheprovisionoffood,waterandsheltertothosedisplaced.HealsosaidthattheMilitaryRegion2forcewouldleadthesearchandrescueoperations,whilelocalauthoritiesweremappingtheareatobettercoordinatethesearch.Theaffectedareaisvast,sofocusedsearcheffortsarechallenging,Tr??ngsaid.Weneedtomapouttheswept-awayhouseholds,countingthenumberofpeopleineachone,sowecantargetthesearch.Tr??ngalsoemphasisedensuringthesafetyoftherescueteamsonsite.TheMilitaryRegion2commandhasdeployed300soldierstothecommune,with100soldierssearchingalongtheN?Streamand200othersfocusingonthelandslidearea.TheoperationisbeingdirectlycommandedbyLieutenantGeneralPh?mH?ngCh??ngandtheprovincesPartySecretary??ngXuanPhong.Additionally,around300police,militaryandlocalvolunteersareinvolvedinsearchefforts,providinginformation,guidingandhelpingwithlogistics.However,thesearchoperationhasencounterednumerouschallenges.Theentireareahasbeenlevelledbytheflood,withonlymud,debrisandfloodwaterremaining.Itisestimatedthatoveronemillioncubicmetresofmudhasengulfedthearea.Rescuevehiclesandequipmenthaveyettoreachthesite,whileheavyrainspersist,makingconditionsworse.Phong,whohastakenchargeoftherescuemissionsinceWednesdaymorning,predictedthatthesearchcouldtakeaweekormore,giventhedifficultyofreachingthedisasterarea.Discussingtheoptionofusingsnifferdogs,Phongexpressedconcernsthatthevictimsmaybeburiedfivetosevenmetresdeep,makingitdifficultevenfortraineddogstodetectthem.ColonelNguy?n??cC??ng,politicalcommissaroftheprovincesMilitaryCommand,saidthattheprioritywastocontinuesearchandrescueeffortsandevacuatepeoplefromotherhigh-risklandslidezones.Thesituationonthegroundisextremelycomplicated,withoveramillioncubicmetresofmud,hesaid.Theywereemployingbothmanualmethodsandwaterflushingtechniquestolookforsurvivors,however,thecontinuingrainwasmakingconditionsworseandtheriskoffurtherlandslidesremainshigh,hesaid.Authoritiesarereassessingthegeologicalsituationtoensurethesafetyofthesearchteams,hesaid.—VNS
USveterangroupvisitAOkidsin?àN?ngUSAmbassadortoVi?tNam,MarcKnappertakespartinthevisitbytheUSveterangroupat?àN?ngCitysAssociationforVictimsofAgentOrangecentre.VNSPhotoC?ngThành?àN?NG—AdelegationofUSveteransandtheirrelativespresentedgiftsandexchangedwithAOchildrenandpeoplewithdisabilitiesatthecentrefor?àN?ngCitysAssociationforVictimsofAgentOrange(DAVA)inHòaNh?nCommuneinHòaVangDistrict.USAmbassadortoVi?tNamMarcKnapperalsojoinedthevisit.Accordingtothecentresmanagingboard,AOchildrenandpersonswithdisabilitieshavebeenreceiveddonationsfromdonorsinVi?tNamandmanycountriesintheworldaswellassupportfromthecitysadministration.MembersoftheUSveterangroupplaybasketballwithAOchildrenat?àN?ngCitysVictimsofAgentOrangecentreinHoàVangdistrict.Thecentreishometo90AO-affectedchildren.VNSPhotoC?ngThànhThecentrealsoprovidesvocationaltrainingcourses,likemakingjoss-sticksandclothflowers,forAOvictimsinrehabilitationtothecommunity.Currently,90AOchildrenandchildrenwithdisabilitiesarereceivingcarefromthecentresstaff.MarcKnapperhighlyappreciatedtheco-operationbetweentheUSandVi?tNamindioxinclean-upprojectsandinprovidingsupporttopersonswithdisabilitiesoverpastdecades.Hesaid:Thecooperationonaddressinglegacyissuesdatesbacktoevenbeforethenomalisation.ItbeganwithVi?tNamsgenerousandhumaneffortstohelpuslocateremainsofmissingAmericanservicemembersandiscontinuingnowtotheUnitedStatesworkingwithVi?tNamsoVi?tNamcanaccountforitsownmissingfromthewar,andalsoinassistingpeoplewithdisabilities,cleaningupdioxinhotspots,andcleaningupunexplodedordnance.Twogirlswithdisabilitiesworkatajoss-stickshopinthecentreforAOKidsin?àN?ngCity.Vocationaltrainingcourseshelpprovidebetterlifeandrehabilitation.VNSPhotoC?ngThànhSince1991,theUShasspentmorethanUS$150millionassistingindividualswithdisabilities,regardlessofthecause.Intermsofdioxinhotspotscleaning,wespent$110millionforcleaningat?àN?ngAirport.WeareworkingonanotherprojectatBiênHoàAirbasethatsgoingtocometoabout$450million,$300millionofwhichisgoingtobethecontributionoftheUS.TheUSambassadoralsostressedtheneedforstrongercooperationbetweentheUSandVi?tNamindioxincleaningandassistancetopersonswiththedisabilitiesontheoccasionofthe30thanniversaryofthenomalisationanddiplomatictiesofthetwocountries.JohnHollis,whosefatherwasanUSveteraninVi?tNamin1965,saidhefeltsohappytobeinthevisitto?àN?ngandthecentreofAOchildren.Hesaidchildrenarethefutureoftheworldandhehopestocontributetohealthewarandbringbrightfuturetochildren.AO-affectedchildrenprepareforaliondanceincelebrationMidAutumnFestivalat?àN?ngCitysAOKidsCentre.VNSPhotoC?ngThành?àN?ngishometomorethan5,000AOvictims,ofwhich1,400arechildren.Vi?tNamstillhasabout4.8millionpeopleexposedtoAgentOrange/dioxinandmorethan6millionhectaresarestillcontaminatedwithminesandexplosives.VNSRescueteamstransportinjuredvictimstosafetyfortreatment.—Photobaolaocai.vnHàN?I—LàoCaiauthoritiesonWednesdayeveningreportedanotherseverelandslidethatresultedinsevendeaths,11peoplemissingand11othersinjured.ThedisasterstruckN?mT?ngVillageintheprovincesB?cHàDistrictataround1.30pmonTuesday,butthenumberofcasualtieswasonlyconfirmedafterrescueteamsreachedthesiteonWednesday,duetodisruptionsintelecommunications.Thevillagehad15householdswithatotalof80residents.Rescueforces,alongwithaprovincialdelegationledbyPermanentDeputyPartySecretaryV?XuanC??ng,tooknearlyfourhourstotravelagainstCh?yRiverscurrentandcrosstheforestfromB?oNhaiCommunetoreachthedisastersite.AlandslideinthesameareaonTuesdaycollapsedtheoperationsbuildingof??ngNamá-N?mLúcHydropowerPlant,injuringseveralworkersandleavingfivepeoplemissing.IntheongoingaftermathofTyphoonYagi,LàoCaisB?cHàDistricthasrecorded13deaths,21reportedmissingand20othersinjuredduetoflashfloodsandlandslidesasofWednesday.TheprovincehasbeenconcentratingitsrecoveryeffortsonLàngN?VillageinB?oYênDistrict,whereadeadlyflashfloodonTuesdaymorningwipedoutall37householdsof158peopleinthearea.—VNS