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Vietnam: Heavy Rainfall and Flooding in Northern Viet Nam | Situation Report No.2 (as of 5 August 2015)

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Highlights

 Lessening rainfall since 4 Aug has helped local relief and recovery reach out the beneficiaries in coastal provinces.

 Only 17 houses in Lang Son and 94 houses in Quang Ninh are still affected by some flood water and flood debris.

 Quang Ninh People’s Committee has raised initially VND27billion (US$1.25million) since 30 July following a provincial fundraising campaign to support the affected communities.

 4 Aug, President Truong Tan Sang visited affected households in Quang Ninh, emphasizing the urgent need for resettlement of affected households and future integration of disaster risks reduction measures in residential land-use planning and industrial development.

 An initial assessment from UN humanitarian partners in the field suggested that food and water supplies are in place in Quang Ninh; and a short-term shortage of NFIs for households who lost their homes due to the flooding and sludge from coal mines.

 There are increasing localized damages from flashfloods and landslides in mountainous provinces, particularly in the sectors of Agriculture (Dien Bien, Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang, Quang Ninh) and Transportation (Dien Bien, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Son La).

 The UN in Viet Nam is collaborating with the humanitarian partners who are collecting field information for emergency relief and stands ready to support the Government and the people of Viet Nam. So far, the situation is under good control of local provinces and central governments for relief and initial recovery.
An interagency coordination meeting will be organized on 6 August with humanitarian partners to consolidate information in the field, and identify if there are any gaps in response and identify what is required, such as whether a comprehensive assessment of damages in the affected provinces will be needed for early recovery processes.