After chairing a hybrid conference in Hanoi on September 8 morning to direct efforts to overcome the aftermath of typhoon Yagi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the northeastern province of Quang Ninh in the afternoon to inspect the damage and oversee relief operations.

During his visit to affected households and businesses, PM Chinh urged local Party committees, administrations, Vietnam Fatherland Front committees, and socio-political organisations at all levels to work together to rebuild homes, stabilise lives and restore business activities.

He praised and encouraged workers, youth union members, and military personnel who were clearing debris and streets, asking for extra efforts to make Ha Long city clean and green again, with food and traffic safety ensured.

At Quang Ninh General Hospital, the PM reassured injured persons under intensive treatment about the Party and State’s care for people's well-being and safety. He instructed Quang Ninh and its healthcare sector to focus on treating the injured, ensuring that no one is left without medical care or medicine.

In a working session with the provincial authorities, PM Chinh called for the involvement of the entire political system and social-political organisations, and especially the army, in the recovery work.

He assigned Vietnam Electricity and telecom providers to urgently deploy personnel, equipment and materials to restore power and telecom services in Quang Ninh as quickly as possible.

Commercial banks were advised to consider providing and restructuring loans, postponing debt payments, while the tax sector was urged to extend deadlines and reduce taxes and fees for businesses and individuals severely affected by the typhoon.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was tasked with considering support policies for those suffering damage to crops and aquatic resources.

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In Bai Chay ward, Ha Long city (Photo: VNA)

As of September 8 noon, the typhoon claimed four lives and injured 157 others in Quang Ninh province. The search and rescue force saved 27 people who were drifting at sea. There were 19,582 damaged houses, 21 shipping vehicles, 23 cruise vessels, and 41 fishing boats either sunk or were adrift. Over 1,000 fish farming cages were lost or swept away, while 17,000 sq.m of aquaculture works, many high-rise buildings, government offices, and schools have been damaged.

On the same day, Permanent Deputy PM Nguyen Hoa Binh inspected typhoon-ravaged areas in the northern province of Nam Dinh, where no fatalities were recorded, but material damage was substantial. Agricultural losses included about 5,000 hectares of rice fields, 230 hectares of vegetables, 20 hectares of catfish farms, and 220 hectares of intensive shrimp farming.

Thousands of shade trees were downed, and several flood control and disaster prevention works suffered erosion and subsidence.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc also came to inspect recovery efforts in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh./.

PM makes fact-finding trip to Hai Phong city after typhoon

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a working delegation on September 8 afternoon visited Hai Phong to assess the situation and recovery efforts after typhoon Yagi devastated the port city.

During a visit to A7 residential complex, built in the 1960s in Van My ward, Ngo Quyen district, the Government leader commended the city's authorities and local residents for successfully evacuating all inhabitants to safe places. He urged the local authorities to find suitable permanent housing for the displaced residents, ensuring that their legal rights and benefits are protected, and that no one is left without a place to live.

The PM also instructed the city's administration to conduct a thorough review of all old apartment buildings in the area and to promptly relocate residents from severely deteriorated, unsafe, and unsanitary buildings to new, safe accommodation places. He emphasised the importance of providing purchase or lease options that protect residents' legal rights and benefits, in accordance with housing laws, under the principle of “harmonising benefits, sharing risks.”

After that, the PM and his delegation met with Hai Phong city's leaders to assess the situation and the effectiveness of the post-typhoon recovery efforts.

According to the report presented at the meeting, as of 12:00 pm on September 8, typhoon Yagi had resulted in two deaths and 18 injuries in Hai Phong city, with numerous streets and roads blocked by fallen trees, communication lines disrupted; and severe traffic congestion occurring. Most areas experienced power outages to ensure safety or due to line failures.

The typhoon also damaged 528 houses, 128 schools, 13 healthcare facilities, 104 offices, 48 hectares of aquaculture farms, and over 16,735 hectares of rice and other crops.

PM Chinh praised the local authorities and people for their strict implementation of directives and guidelines on typhoon prevention and mitigation measures, which helped minimise damage and enable prompt recovery efforts.

He instructed Hai Phong to review and provide support for families who lost members or were injured due to the typhoon, to reassess and record all damage for effective support and recovery efforts, to ensure environmental sanitation, to restore traffic, and to immediately address power outages and internet disruptions.

The PM also highlighted the importance of repairing damage at educational and healthcare facilities to ensure that all students have classrooms and that no resident is without access to medical services.

Agreeing to address the city's proposals and requests, the leader approved a central government support package of 100 billion VND (4.62 million USD) to help it recover from the disaster and return to normality as soon as possible.

In the afternoon of the same day, Deputy PMs Nguyen Hoa Binh, Bui Thanh Son and Le Thanh Long also made field trips to the northern province of Thai Binh, Yen Bai and Hai Duong, respectively, to inspect recovery efforts following the devastating typhoon./. VNA