Chinese State Councillor extends sympathy over recent flood losses
State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh over the heavy losses resulting from the recent floods in the northern mountainous provinces.
Flash floods and landslides triggered by downpours in June had left 23 dead and ten missing in the northern mountainous provinces (Source:VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - StateCouncillor and Foreign Minister ofChina Wang Yi has sent a message of sympathy to VietnameseDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh over the heavy lossesresulting from the recent floods in the northern mountainous provinces.
The Chinese official also expressed his sympathy to families of victims andthose affected by the natural disasters.
He expressed his belief that under the leadership of the VietnameseGovernment, people in the affected localities will soon overcome the aftermathof natural disasters and restore fullproduction.
Flash floods and landslides triggered bydownpours in June had left 23 dead and ten missing in the northern mountainousprovinces, mainly in Lai Chau and Ha Giang, as of 7am on June 28, according tothe Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural DisasterPrevention and Control.
Of the victims, 16 deaths and nine missing peoplewere in Lai Chau province, five deaths in Ha Giang, one death each in QuangNinh and Lao Cai, and one missing person in Dien Bien.
Floods also pulled down or swept away 161houses, damaged 958 homes, and submerged 1,800 others.
In addition, more than 1,500 hectares of riceand crops were inundated or destroyed, while nearly 600 hectares of aquaculturewas damaged and 738 cattle and over 13,800 poultry killed.
Total damage was estimated at nearly 500 billionVND (around 21.8 million USD). -VNA
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Flash floods and landslides triggered by downpours in June had left 23 dead and ten missing in the northern mountainous provinces (Source:VNA)
