Thai Nguyen, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8 visited the northern province of Thai Nguyen to inspect flood-hit areas, encourage local residents, and direct efforts to overcome the consequences of severe flooding triggered by typhoon Matmo.

Heavy rains from the circulation of typhoon Matmo between October 6 and 7 caused record flooding in Thai Nguyen, with rainfall reaching 250-400mm, and in some places exceeding 500mm. At 5:00 on October 8, the Cau River's water level at Gia Bay station rose to 29.9m, 2.9m above warning level 3 and surpassing the historic 2024 flood peak by 1.09m.

Nearly 50 communes and wards were submerged, with many areas in Vo Nhai, Trang Xa, Dan Tien, Trai Cau, Nam Hoa, Hop Tien, Linh Son, Phan...