(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting of the National Committee for Search and Rescue on Thursday in Hanoi to review their activities. He said Vietnam, with a coastline of 3,200 km, is regularly struck by natural disasters and the effects of climate change.

A meeting of the National Committee for Search and Rescue on finding Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai who went missing when his Su 30MK2 aircraft went down on June 14 during a training session off the coast of Nghe An province. (photo: Thong Nhat/ VNA)

The Prime Minister said he himself, ministries, and sectors should pay particular attention to search and rescue in emergencies: “People and sectors at all levels should improve their ability to mobilize and manage local resources, materials, and equipment in response to natural disasters. The National Committee for Search and Rescue has the main responsibility when a disaster occurs. The Committee, ministries, sectors, and localities are asked to improve their ability to deal with any disaster.”