The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directed to urgently overcome the consequences of landslides and prevent natural disasters.

Accordingly, in recent times, the natural disaster and weather situation in some localities has been complicated. Prolonged heavy rain has caused localized flooding, landslides, landslides of construction works, and fallen trees in some localities, especially in areas with steep slopes, unstable geology, and areas with high negative/positive slope differences... Therefore, it has caused damage to the lives and property of the State and the People. In particular, the landslide on the afternoon of August 12, 2025 in Xuan Truong Ward - Da Lat killed 2 people.

To urgently overcome the consequences of natural disasters and landslides, and implement measures to ensure safety during the rainy and flood season, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the Head of the Provincial Civil Defense Command requested the Directors/Heads of departments, branches, and sectors; Chairmen of the People's Committees of communes, wards, and Phu Quy special zone to concentrate forces to search for buried people, evacuate, and support people out of dangerous areas. Absolutely do not be negligent, subjective, or passive in natural disaster prevention and control; proactively review and grasp areas at risk of landslides and construction landslides. Proactively prepare full plans, forces, and means for rescue, relief, and relief if natural disasters, landslides, and construction landslides occur according to the motto of 4 on-site, 3 ready, to minimize damage to property and people during the rainy and stormy season.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested departments, branches, sectors and localities to organize inspections of construction works under their management, patrol vulnerable areas to warn and prohibit people from operating in dangerous areas. In particular, it is necessary to resolutely suspend construction of works with risks of causing unsafety located on steep slopes, high negative/positive slopes with risk of landslides.

In particular, the Chairman of the People's Committee of communes, wards and Phu Quy special zone needs to direct functional forces and local authorities to continue to inspect, review, count and closely monitor areas at risk of landslides and flash floods in the management area; develop specific treatment plans for each location, place and residential area at risk of landslides when heavy rain occurs. Along with that, grasp the area and information of each household to promptly notify and warn people to evacuate to a safe place when continuous heavy rain occurs.

At the same time, arrange temporary shelters for people, resolutely evacuate people from areas warned of landslides, flash floods, etc. At the same time, strengthen management of leveling activities to create construction sites and manage construction order in the area; do not let new cases arise where people illegally build works in locations, areas of steep slopes, high negative/positive slopes that do not ensure safety and encroach on river and stream protection corridors, leading to risks of insecurity during the rainy and flood season; immediately stop cases of digging and cutting corners of hillsides to build houses, causing risks of landslides; inspect and strictly handle the situation of illegal leveling of land at the foot of slopes to create land for housing construction, etc.

Closely monitor warning and forecast bulletins; promptly and regularly notify and guide people to proactively prevent and minimize damage; arrange forces and vehicles in key areas to promptly support the evacuation of people and property from areas at risk of landslides and flash floods during the upcoming peak of the flood season. On the other hand, organize security and traffic guidance for people through culverts, spillways and areas with deep flooding and fast-flowing water.

The leaders of the Provincial People's Committee requested departments, branches and localities to continue to widely disseminate information to people about preventing and combating child drowning; ponds and lakes dug by households for production purposes must be fenced and protected to ensure safety; absolutely do not leave children at home without supervision or management; establish working groups to inspect fencing and post warning signs at ponds, lakes, rivers and streams at risk of drowning and continue to implement solutions to prevent and combat child drowning in the area.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi requested the Provincial Civil Defense Command and communes, wards and special zones to activate the level of natural disaster prevention and control to a state of readiness, prepare conditions to promptly respond and rescue to ensure safety for people and minimize damage to State and People's property. Closely monitor the weather situation and natural disaster developments, proactively direct, inspect and urge localities to deploy prevention, control, overcome consequences and limit damage caused by natural disasters. The Department of Agriculture and Environment urgently guides and organizes inspections and safety assessments of the system of dams, irrigation canals in the area (especially large reservoirs and dams); organize dredging, maintenance and timely repair of irrigation systems to avoid flooding, ensure safety of works and downstream areas during the rainy and stormy season.

The provincial police directed the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police, the police of communes, wards and special zones to review and fully prepare rescue machinery and equipment; strengthen the on-call work, receive information and organize rescue work; be ready with forces and equipment to participate in disaster prevention and control, help people evacuate, rescue and rescue promptly and effectively when there is a mobilization order from the local Party Committee and government...