On Tuesday, State President Tran Dai Quang paid an inspection visit to Hoa Vang, the hardest-hit district in flood-ravaged Da Nang, in order to check local efforts in addressing the aftermath of the recent devastating flood after storm Damrey.

State President Quang (2nd right), Secretary Nghia (1st right) talking to residents in Hoa Khuong Commune

The national leader was accompanied by municipal Party Committee Secretary Truong Quang Nghia and its People’s Committee Vice Chairman Tran Van Mien.

According to the latest report by the district authorities, as of Tuesday afternoon (7 November), a total of 10,431 houses had been inundated due to incessant heavy downpours over the previous days.  A total of 316 families there had been evacuated to safe places.  

Fortunately, no human casualties have been reported in the city to date. 

Due to this natural incident, the total economic damages for the district are estimated to be as much as 44.5 billion VND, with its agricultural production suffering the greatest losses.

During his working trip to the district’s Hoa Khuong Commune, State President Quang visited Para An Trach Dam on the Yen River, and some local policy families.  He encouraged the flood-affected residents to overcome their current difficulties and re-establish normality in their lives, as well as ensure their ultimate safety and environmental sanitation.

State President Quang (centre), Secretary Nghia (1st right) visiting a local flood-hit family

In particular, the national leader highly lauded the district authorities for widely publicising the flooding warnings amongst the general public in a timely fashion in a bid to minimise the human and material damages, and for trying to resume traffic movement in local flood-hit areas.

The district’s police officers have already put warning road signs in inundated roads to ensure safety for local residents. 

Cleaning up the An Phuoc Primary School in Hoa Phong Commune

In addition, disinfectants will be sprayed at some schools and markets over the next few days in a bid to prevent such epidemics after floods as dengue, acute diarrhea, hand-foot-mouth disease, typhoid fever and dysentery.

According to the municipal Department of Educational and Training, pupils in Cam Le and Ngu Hanh Son District started going back to school today (8 November).  Meanwhile, those in the communes of Hoa Chau, Hoa Tien and Hoa Phuoc in Hoa Vang District were still off school.