Prime Minister orders urgent response to floods in the wake of Typhoon Kajiki
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries, sectors, and Kajiki-hit localities to focus on overcoming the consequences of the typhoon and proactively respond to post-typhoon flooding.

In a telegram dated August 25, the PM requested that localities affected by Kajiki, especially Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Trị provinces, give top priority to ensuring the safety of people’s lives, evacuating residents from dangerous areas, and providing sufficient food, water, and essential supplies.
Local authorities must also deploy forces to guard flood-prone areas, fast-flowing waters, and landslides to prevent accidents and carry out timely rescue operations in emergencies, said the PM.
The Prime Minister also asked ministries in charge of industry and trade, science and technology, agriculture and environment, and education and training to urgently restore the power grid; quickly restore telecommunications; ensure the safety of reservoirs and dikes; and repair schools in time for the new academic year.
He also ordered the Ministry of Health to ensure medical facilities, medicines, and epidemic prevention after flooding; and the Ministry of Construction to address landslides and maintain smooth transportation in affected localities.
At the same time, the Prime Minister directed military and police forces to remain ready for rescue missions and to assist people in overcoming storm damage. The media was tasked with intensifying coverage of flooding developments and providing guidance on safety skills to minimise losses.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, typhoon Kajiki slammed into the central region, packing winds of 100kph, with gusts up to 150kph, bringing extremely heavy rainfall across provinces from Ninh Binh to Quang Tri. The typhoon damaged numerous houses, public works, and schools, while uprooting trees and toppling power poles, causing widespread blackouts, with 60 out of 69 communes and wards in Ha Tinh losing power.
After making landfall, Kajiki weakened into a tropical depression over Laos, with maximum sustained winds of 61 kmh, continuing to bring heavy rain to the northern and north-central regions of Vietnam.
The meteorological agency reported that under the impact of the typhoon, rainfall exceeded 600 mm across the Red River Delta and the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri. From 7 p.m. on August 25 to 3 a.m. on August 26, recorded rainfall reached 160 mm in Thuong Tin (Hanoi), 157 mm in Huong Nhuong (Phu Tho), 211 mm in Son Kim (Ha Tinh), and 190 mm in Dong Van (Nghe An).
Despite its downgrading to a tropical depression, the system is still bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to northern and north-central Vietnam, with a high risk of flashfloods, landslides, and inundation in low-lying areas.