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Due to the impact of floods in the South Central region, the telecommunications infrastructure of network operators is severely affected: widespread power outages, many fiber optic cable lines are broken due to landslides or being swept away by floods; Many roads were deeply flooded and blocked, making access to rescue damaged telecommunications stations difficult and dangerous... On the morning of November 23, the Prime Minister chaired an online meeting with the country on the situation of rain and floods, responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters - Photo: VGP We must put ourselves in the peoples shoes. According to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, statistics as of November 23, rain and floods have caused 102 deaths and deaths. In the area, 1,154 houses were damaged, at the peak time 186,000 houses were flooded; Over 80,000 hectares of rice and crops were damaged; Over 3.2 million cattle and poultry died or were swept away; 24 locations on national highways suffered landslides, congestion, and railways through Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa temporarily stopped operating; Many transportation, communication, irrigation, education, and health infrastructure projects were damaged. This poses many challenges for the work of overcoming the consequences of floods and stabilizing the lives of people in localities. Faced with that situation, the Government has acted decisively and continuously. At 7:00 a.m. on November 23 (Vietnam time), while in South Africa attending the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an emergency online meeting with ministries, branches and four key provinces of Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, and Lam Dong about the flood situation and continuing to respond and overcome the consequences of natural disasters. Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is assigned the task of ensuring technical connection and maintaining stable transmission lines between bridge points. After listening to reports from ministries and localities, the Prime Minister requested to urgently review divided areas, decisively not to leave the situation inaccessible, take care of the funeral of the deceased, treat the injured, focus on searching for the missing; providing supplies to the people, not letting anyone lack food, lack of clothing, hunger, cold, or thirst. The Prime Minister requested to continue to mobilize maximum forces for the work of responding and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, cleaning up the environment, helping and supporting the people; Statistics, repair and reconstruction of electricity systems, roads, schools, stations... The Prime Minister especially emphasized that the people need us the most in difficult times, we must put ourselves in the position of the people to carry out the work, all relevant entities need to promote the highest sense of responsibility to overcome the consequences of natural disasters in the fastest and most effective way. VNPTs technical staff strives to fix the problem - Photo: VGPEnsuring smooth information blood vessels One of the contents emphasized by the Prime Minister is the need to quickly fix the traffic and communication system. This is an important task, serving the direction and administration of the Government and local authorities as well as the peoples needs for information connection in harsh weather conditions. November 23, 2025 17:31 November 23, 2025 10:11 November 22, 2025 17:43 November 22, 2025 15:43 November 22, 2025 15:18 November 22, 2025 02:27 Previously, the impact of rain and floods on the telecommunications infrastructure of the Network operators are heavily affected. There were widespread power outages, many fiber optic cables were broken due to landslides or being swept away by floods. Many roads were deeply flooded and blocked, making the work of accessing and rescuing malfunctioning telecommunications stations difficult and dangerous... However, in the spirit of doing their best to not let the network be interrupted, network operators tried to deploy emergency technical forces, despite the harsh weather to maintain communication and serve the government and people. According to VNPT, on November 19, many fiber optic cable breakage incidents occurred. When the water temporarily receded, technical teams from VNPT Gia Lai and VNPT Dak Lak were immediately present at the scene to handle the problem. Hundreds of technical staff and supplies were mobilized from neighboring areas, along with a 24/7 rescue plan, ensuring readiness for any arising situation. In Khanh Hoa - where prolonged heavy rain caused deep flooding in many areas, overnight, VNPT quickly mobilized forces and deployed network repair work. At many points, technical staff have to walk for kilometers to reach problem locations. Everyone is making every effort to ensure that no area has a black signal, ensuring service for operations, rescue - rescue as well as voice and data connections for people. In parallel with fixing the infrastructure, network operators also quickly activated a two-way roaming solution with each other in Khanh Hoa, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, helping to reduce network pressure and ensure continuous communication. The networks transaction points also promptly opened their doors to welcome people to take shelter and charge phone batteries and information devices. As of November 23, the telecommunications system of flood-affected provinces in the South Central region has basically been restored. Currently, network operators are continuing to implement measures to ensure the network operates smoothly in the coming days. VNPT leaders affirmed that, as a core enterprise, the Group always determines to ensure that the network operates smoothly in the coming days.Ensuring communication, serving the direction of the Government and local authorities and supporting the people is a top priority task, carried out with all resources and the highest spirit of readiness.HM
