Hanoi, Nov. 14 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that new housing and resettlement be provided for households whose homes were swept away, completely collapsed, or severely damaged by floods in the central region before January 31, 2026, according to his recently-signed urgent dispatch.

Central localities from Ha Tinh to Dak Lak endured back-to-back storms and flooding in late October and early November, with historic prolonged deluges in Hue and Da Nang triggered by storms Fengshen (No. 12) and Kalmaegi (No. 13) inflicting heavy casualties and damage to homes, schools, infrastructure, production and trade, especially aquaculture.

Preliminary data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed that disasters...