Nghe An: Highlights on September 9

*On the morning of September 9, in Cua Lo town (Nghe An), the Office of the Government of Vietnam and the Office of the Lao Prime Minister jointly organizedWorkshop on general advisory work to assist the Government and Prime Minister.

Minister and Head of the Government Office of Vietnam and Minister and Head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Laos moderated the discussion. Photo: Pham Bang

*Due to heavy rain that lasted last night, this morning (September 9), many localities in Nghia Dan, Quy Chau, Quy Hop, Con Cuong districts... were partially flooded.Some roads in Vinh city were flooded., affecting people's traffic during rush hour. According to information from the People's Committee of Quy Hop district, by the evening of September 8,Some households in Chau Hong and Yen Hop communes had to move to other places.due to floods

Authorities of Quy Hop district guide people through flooded areas. Photo: Huy Cuong

*On the morning of September 9, the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil DefenseNotice on reservoir water regulation operationChi Khe Hydropower Plant, Con Cuong District; Khe Bo Hydropower Plant, Tuong Duong District. Accordingly, to ensure safe reservoir operations, these plants have scheduled reservoir water discharge operations.

Many traffic routes in mountainous districts of Nghe An were flooded and cut off due to heavy rain on September 8. Photo: Nguyen Viet

*The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Nghe An province has just issued a notice on overcoming existing problems in mineral activities to Tan Hoang Khang Joint Stock Company and the People's Committee of Quy Hop district. Accordingly, based on the inspection results of the interdisciplinary inspection team and the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmentrequest Tan Hoang Khang Joint Stock Company to temporarily suspend mineral exploitation activities(tin ore and associated construction stone) and mining and groundwater pumping activities; responsible for supporting all costs to remedy incidents caused by cracks and subsidence of the land.

Thung Lun tin mine of Tan Hoang Khang Joint Stock Company. Photo: Tien Hung

*In Nghe An,The whole province has recorded 498,328 Covid-19 patients.in all districts, cities and towns. The BA.5 sub-variant has been recorded in the province. The epidemic tends to increase again in the third quarter of 2022.

Overview of the online meeting to strengthen disease prevention and control in the area in the coming time. Photo: Thanh Chung