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At an emergency meeting with leaders of Dak Lak province on flood response, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung emphasized that this is the heaviest flood in many years, happening beyond forecasts, causing division and isolation in many areas. Dak Lak needs to urgently mobilize all forces, prioritize rescuing people and ensuring absolute safety for people in flooded areas due to floods. Chairing an emergency meeting with leaders of Dak Lak province on flood response, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung requested the province to urgently mobilize all forces, prioritize rescuing people and ensure absolute safety for people in flooded areas - Photo: VGP/Gia HuyNoon November 19, right after directly inspecting the National Highway 1 area, the section passing Tuy An Bac commune, Dak Lak province - where traffic is being cut off due to water. As floods rose, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung worked with leaders of Dak Lak province at the headquarters of the Provincial Peoples Committee, facility 2. Attending the meeting were Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee Luong Nguyen Minh Triet; Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial Peoples Committee Ta Anh Tuan; Vice Chairman of the Provincial Peoples Committee Nguyen Thien Van; Major General Pham Hai Chau, Deputy Director of the Rescue Department (General Staff of the Vietnam Peoples Army); Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Government Office... Urgently respond to heavy rains and floods; More than 8,500 households were affected. The Peoples Committee of Dak Lak province said that as of 11:30 a.m. on November 19, 2025, prolonged heavy rain on a large scale had flooded many areas, causing 1 person to die due to a landslide that collapsed a house; 80 villages were flooded, 8,513 households were affected; Many communes along the Ba River and Ky Lo River are flooded 1-3 m, traffic is cut off and isolated; There have been 1,970 households with 5,621 people evacuated from dangerous areas. In the past 24 hours, many places in the province have had heavy to very heavy rain. Some stations recorded particularly heavy rainfall, such as Hoa My Tay 739.8 mm, Hoa Dong 697.6 mm, Cu Mong 599.4 mm. It is forecasted that in the next 6 hours, many areas will continue to have moderate to heavy rain, the rainfall may exceed 70 mm. The water level in the main rivers continues to rise rapidly: River Ba in Cung Son reaches 38.15 m (above alarm 3 to 3.65 m), in Phu Lam exceeds alarm 3 by 0.83 m; Ha Bang station exceeded the historic flood level. In the next 6-12 hours, floods in Ky Lo, Tam Giang and Ba River downstream will continue to rise, many stations are likely to exceed alarm 3 by 1-2 m. Hydroelectric and irrigation lakes in the province are operating according to procedures to reduce floods downstream. Ba Ha River Lake is discharging a total flow of 12,370 m3/s; Song Hinh lake discharges 1,053 m3/s; Krong HNan lake discharge capacity 2,170 m3/s. Many irrigation lakes have reached 90% of their design capacity, of which small lakes have reached 100% of free overflow. Functional forces are mobilized to the maximum to respond, support people and ensure the safety of the reservoir system in the area. Units are on duty 24/7 to be ready to handle situations, especially at critical projects, along rivers and streams or under construction. Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial Peoples Committee Ta Anh Tuan reported at the meeting - Photo: VGP/Gia HuyContinue to evacuate people, especially in key areas. The Provincial Peoples Committee has issued Official Telegrams 007 and 008 requesting localities to strictly implement the Governments instructions and implement natural disaster response plans in 2025. The Department of Agriculture and Environment has issued many instructions related to reservoir operation, response to heavy rain, Flash floods and landslides. The province has asked localities to continue to propagate and mobilize people to harvest early Summer-Autumn rice and the ripe Summer crop to limit damage. Localities have also proactively planned to relocate and evacuate low-lying areas at risk of landslides. Set up guard posts at points of deep flooding and fast-flowing water, preventing people and vehicles from passing through. The military force and provincial police continue to support the evacuation of people, especially in key areas, deeply flooded or at risk of flash floods and landslides. The Provincial Peoples Committee requires departments, branches and localities to closely monitor weather forecasts and promptly notify the government and people; Prepare plans to protect production, livestock, and infrastructure; Inspect and ensure the safety of reservoirs and downstream areas, especially small hydroelectric reservoirs and key projects. Vice Chairman of the Provincial Peoples Committee Nguyen Thien Van said that floods on rivers such as Ba River and Ky Lo River have exceeded alert level 3 and are expected to peak in the next 12 hours. At Ha Bang and Phu Lam stations, the water level has also exceeded or approximated the historical flood level. Large hydroelectric reservoirs such as Ba Ha River and Hinh River are basically full of water and no longer able to control floods. Currently, lakes are forced to flood to ensure dam safety with a total discharge flow downstream of up to 3,000-3,200 m3/s, causing the water level in the downstream area to continue to rise. Faced with an urgent situation, Dak Lak province mobilized all on-site forces to respond. The Department of Industry and Trade has prepared loading and unloading forces to immediately release 72,000 boxes of instant noodles and tens of thousands of bottles of drinking water. In addition, 5 tons of dry food (3 tons from the Provincial Team and 2 tons mobilized) are also ready to be mobilized into the flooded area. Vice Chairman of Dak Lak province said that currently, human and material resources on the spot have been mobilized to the maximum but still encounter many difficulti
