Flood from upstream badly affected to people in northern mountainous province in Vietnam last year. - The Vietnam News/Asian News Network
HANOI, July 5 (Vietnam News/ANN): The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked ministries, sectors and local governments to prepare for flooding as a result of heavy downpours in the northern region in the coming days.
Concerned agencies were told to conduct a comprehensive inspection of supplies, equipment and human resources to deal with natural disasters, as well as to carefully check the dyke systems in the region.