Post date: 11/10/2010

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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visits worst-hit areas in Quang Binh province

(Quang Binh Website) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a government delegation on Oct. 9 paid a visit to Quang Binh, the hardest-hit province by flood.

PM Dung and the delegation visited Duy Ninh commune, Quang Ninh district, one of localities suffering greatest losses in the historical floods.

PM sends condolences to flood hit people in Duy Ninh commune

On the behalf of the Party and State, PM Dung sent his profound condolences to families whose relatives were killed and property was lost during by the foods; encouraged people soon overcome consequences of the flood and stabilize their lives.

PM grants gifts to flood prone people

After visiting Quang Ninh district, PM Dung worked with the Quang Binh provincial Party Committee and the provincial People’s Committee on measures to overcome the consequences of the flood.

Addressing the working, PM Dung acknowledged the efforts by the local administration and people to copy with the situation; praised solidarity of people in the flood-hit areas and called on Quang Binh to allocate its budget to support flood victims so that no one is left hungry or gets sick because of the catastrophe.

PM instructs provincial leaders to take measures to overcome the consequences of the flood.

PM Dung asked the provincial Party Committee and local authorities to coordinate with relevant agencies to seek for missing people and assist families with dead and injured persons, as well as control epidemics and surmount damaged infrastructure, especially houses.

PM also asked the provincial officials to mobilised forces, especially the medical sector to focus on environmental hygiene to prevent disease occurrence.

PM required the province to promptly recover social welfare projects, particularly schools and medical stations for children to return school and provide medical checks-up to people.

Quang Binh needs to repair damaged irrigation works and breed hardly strains of livestock and plants to help local people stabilize their lives as soon as possible, Mr Dung stressed.

Reported by Dang Ha – Ngoc Ha
Translated by N.Y

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