Hanoi, Oct. 31 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch, urging ministries, agencies, and local authorities to take immediate and effective action to address the severe flooding, stabilise local lives, and resume production and business activities in the central region. Official Dispatch No. 204/CD-TTg was sent to secretaries of the Party committees and chairpersons of the People's Committees of Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, and Nghe An, as well as to ministers and heads of government agencies. For more than one week, prolonged heavy rains have triggered widespread flooding across the central region, with rainfall exceeding 1,500mm in many areas. In particular, Bach Ma (Hue city) recorded a record-...