Hanoi, Nov. 24 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded the rapid finalisation of a draft Resolution outlining recovery measures for areas ravaged by recent storms and floods in central and Central Highlands regions.

During a fundraising campaign in Hanoi on November 24 in support of communities hit by storms and floods, PM Chinh, joined by Government officials, the Cabinet's Party Committee, advisory units and staff from the Government Office, observed a minute's silence for victims of deadly floods before everyone pledged at least one day's salary to relief efforts.

Central Vietnam has been hammered since early November by a string of extreme weather events, including Typhoon No. 13 and record-breaking rainfall in many areas, ma...