In an official telegram, the Government chief urged the People's Committees of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa provinces, Da Nang city, the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the National Committee for Disaster Response, Search, and Rescue to quickly address consequences while taking proactive and timely response measures to ensure safety for people and minimize damage.

The local authorities must promptly deliver relief to the affected families, particularly poor, disadvantaged, and bereaved ones, and help people deal with flood aftermath, and meet locals' basic needs.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade were asked to work with the relevant localities to guarantee scientific, effective, and safe operations of hydropower reservoirs and irrigation lakes to prevent flooding in downstream areas.

The ministries of national defense and public security were urged to deploy the armed forces based in the localities to help settle disaster consequences, evacuate people from dangerous areas, and carry out search and rescue operations when necessary.

over the past days, unusual heavy rainfall of up to over 750 mm has been recorded in the Central region along with thunderstorms and big waves in the mid-dry season resulting in huge damage of people and property, especially hugely affecting agricultural and fishery production activities in the provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen.

The National Center for Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting said that the easterly wind of a subtropical high pressure belt is forecast to bring medium to extreme rains over the localities from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa and the Central Highlands region from last night to April 6.

People are recommended to prevent from risks of cyclones, lightning, hails and whirlwinds during rainy spells. In addition, flash floods and landslide may be expected to hit the low-lying areas and riversides./.