VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for urgent modernisation of the country’s disaster prevention and response system, warning that increasingly extreme weather is posing serious risks to lives, property and economic stability.

Vietnam has made significant progress in disaster prevention and control, from improving the legal framework and strengthening forecasting and early warning capacity, to promoting the application of science and technology, enhancing international cooperation, and mobilising community participation.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on May 23 signed an urgent directive, requesting serious measures to address the growing threats of landslides, flash floods, and scattered flooding in northern Vietnam.