Khanh Hoa, Nov. 18 -- In response to the complex and unpredictable flooding reported across Khanh Hoa province, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nghiem Xuan Thanh on November 17 examined vulnerable areas and instructed local authorities to take the highest-level flood prevention measures.

In Dien Dien commune, floodwaters began rising rapidly from 13:00 on November 17, inundating 10 villages, six of which were at risk of isolation. Relevant forces deployed canoes to evacuate residents and urge households to move to safer locations. By the same day's evening, 20 households in Village 1 were fully cut off by high floodwaters. Local authorities were making every effort to reach the affected families and ensure their relocation to...