Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested Nam Dinh province to soon have solutions to support farmers to restore production.

My Tan is a locality located along the Red River. In recent days, flood water from upstream flowing into the Red River through My Tan commune has caused the water level to rise rapidly, overflowing the dike, inundating many areas of crops and houses of people in the commune.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested that authorities at all levels of Nam Dinh province quickly help people clean up their houses and stabilize their lives after the floodwaters recede. Photo: Mai Chien.

According to the report of the People's Committee of My Tan commune, due to the impact of heavy rain and floods, the whole commune had 8 villages affected and flooded. In that situation, the local government organized the evacuation of nearly 3,000 people (elderly, children, pregnant women...) to safety.

In recent days, the water level of the Red River has continuously risen, at level 3 alarm, overflowing the dike, causing flooding of 65 hectares of rice; 265 hectares of flowers and vegetables; more than 53 hectares of aquaculture...

To prevent water from overflowing the dike, the locality mobilized 15,000 sandbags to transport to the weak point of the dike to prevent overflow.

Along with that, we coordinated with more than 300 officers and soldiers of the city's police and military and Nam Dinh province to continuously support anti-landslide, anti-overflow and evacuate people in the flood-prone areas during the days of river flooding...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha visited and presented gifts to teachers and students of My Tan Primary School, Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh Province. Photo: Mai Chien.

During a field inspection at My Tan commune, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha suggested that after the Red River recedes, authorities at all levels, police and military forces, etc., should quickly help people clean up their hamlets, villages, and houses so that people can soon stabilize their lives.

Because people's fields and gardens were deeply submerged in water, causing heavy damage, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested authorities at all levels, the agricultural sector of the province, district... to promptly prepare short-term crop varieties suitable for the soil, in order to support people to resume production soon.

"I appreciate the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee, People's Council, Vietnam Fatherland Front of Nam Dinh province, authorities at all levels, and departments in the province for implementing the "4 on-site" motto well, quickly helping people move their assets and people to safety," Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized.

During the field inspection in My Tan commune, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and leaders of ministries, branches... visited and presented gifts to teachers and students of My Tan Primary School; at the same time encouraged, visited and presented gifts to households affected by floods and are taking shelter at My Tan Primary School.

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