On November 21, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung led a Central Working Group to Lam Dong Province to inspect and direct the recovery efforts following the recent floods in the area.
Numerous homes in D’ran Commune suffered severe damage after the flood on the night of November 19 and early morning of November 20.
Upon arriving at D’Ran Commune, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung visited and encouraged households affected by the recent flood. He also conducted on-site inspections and directed disaster recovery efforts.
According to the report from the People’s Committee of D’Ran Commune, heavy rainfall from November 19 to 20 caused landslides and flooding across all 31 villages, submerging 756 houses and completely destroying or sweeping away 15 homes. Many schools were damaged, and approximately 1,320 hectares of crops were flooded. The total estimated damage in the commune is around 161 billion VND.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung inspects the landslide situation on Mimosa Pass.
On-site, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung instructed local authorities to urgently relocate households whose homes were destroyed or are no longer habitable to safe resettlement areas. He also emphasized the need to assess damage and provide timely support to ensure residents have adequate shelter, food, and essential supplies.
Inspecting the landslide at Prenn Pass, the Deputy Prime Minister urged Lam Dong Province to swiftly implement measures to repair flood damage, particularly to critical transportation infrastructure on key passes such as Prenn, Mimosa, and D’ran.
Mimosa Pass was completely severed due to prolonged heavy rainfall and landslides.
He advised Lam Dong Province to consider increasing financial support for affected residents to help stabilize their lives post-disaster. Within a week, the province must finalize plans and promptly distribute aid funds and rice to those impacted by damage to homes, agricultural production, and livestock. Failure to disburse aid in a timely manner will result in accountability for local authorities.
“The Central Government has allocated 200 billion VND to Lam Dong. Local authorities must prioritize disbursing this aid to residents as quickly as possible,” Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung directed.
Landslide section on Prenn Pass. Both Prenn and Mimosa Passes, leading to Da Lat City Center, are currently closed to traffic.
During the meeting with the working group, Chairman of the Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee Ho Van Muoi reported that heavy rainfall from November 17 to 21 caused significant human and property damage, particularly in Da Lat, Don Duong, Duc Trong, and Lam Ha districts.
The floods resulted in 4 fatalities, 1 missing person, and 1 injury. Over 1,100 households suffered damage to homes and property, primarily in D’ran, Ka Do, Hiep Thanh, Don Duong, Ta Nang, Ninh Gia, and Cat Tien communes. Approximately 1,640 hectares of agricultural, aquaculture, and livestock production were affected.
Critical transportation routes, including Prenn Pass, Mimosa Pass, and D’ran Pass, experienced severe landslides and are currently closed to traffic. Numerous inter-village and inter-commune roads are also damaged. Preliminary estimates indicate that the total damage in Lam Dong exceeds 1 trillion VND, with ongoing assessments.
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