Hanoi, Sept. 30 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered urgent measures to overcome the consequences of heavy rains, flash floods, and landslides triggered by Typhoon Bualoi - the 10th storm to hit the East Sea this year - which has caused severe human and material losses across northern and central provinces.

The Prime Minister on September 30 signed official dispatch No. 181/CD-TTg, directing authorities in the northern mountainous provinces of Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang and Lao Cai, as well as Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces, along with relevant ministries, to mobilise all available resources to ensure timely search, rescue, and relief operations.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, torren...