Hanoi, Sept. 21 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on September 21 issued an official dispatch directing authorities and ministries to proactively respond to floods and promptly address their aftermath. The document, sent to chairpersons of provincial-level People's Committees and the Ministries of National Defence, Public Security, Agriculture and Environment, Industry and Trade, Construction, Education and Training, and Health, noted that prolonged heavy rains have hit many localities, particularly in the northern and northern central regions, causing severe flooding along several rivers and inundating low-lying areas, riverbanks and urban areas. Flooding, landslides and traffic disruptions have isolated some residential areas and seriously...