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| Severe flooding has caused widespread damage in Khanh Hoa province__Photo: VNA |
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on November 18 signed Decision 2514/QD-TTg, approving an emergency allocation of VND 50 billion (USD 1.89 million) to the south-central province of Khanh Hoa to address serious damage caused by recent flooding.
The funding, sourced from the 2025 central budget contingency, was approved based on the Finance Ministry’s proposal and will be used to support urgent recovery efforts.
The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee is responsible for managing and using the fund in line with regulations on state budget expenditure, ensuring that the aid is used for the right purposes and beneficiaries, with transparency and no loss or misuse. The province must report the results to the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and relevant agencies for submission to the Prime Minister.
Heavy rains on November 16 triggered a major landslide at Khanh Le Pass in the province’s Nam Khanh Vinh commune, causing a passenger bus carrying 32 people to overturn. The accident left six people dead and 19 injured, while the landslide has paralyzed traffic between Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces to date.
At a working session with Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung on the evening of November 18, Vice Chairman of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee Tran Hoa Nam reported that the ongoing flooding has caused extensive damage. Ten people have been confirmed dead while two remain missing and 19 others injured.
Preliminary figures show around 9,000 houses in 14 communes and wards were submerged by 0.3 to 0.7 meters of water. Widespread landslides in mountainous and steep-pass areas have disrupted traffic and threatened residential safety, alongside substantial losses to property and infrastructure.
Total preliminary damage is estimated at nearly VND 268 billion.- (VNA/VLLF)
