Storm No. 5 has a wide area of ​​influence, heavy to very heavy rain is forecast, Nghe An issues urgent dispatch

Implementing the Prime Minister's Official Dispatch No. 973/CD-TTg dated October 17, 2023 on focusing on responding to tropical depressions that are likely to become storms and floods, on the afternoon of October 19, the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee signed urgent Official Dispatch No. 32/CD-UBND directing the focus on measures to respond to storm No. 5 and floods.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from now until October 20, 2023, the Central region will be affected by a combination of bad weather patterns, the tropical depression has strengthened into storm No. 5 causing strong winds, large waves at sea, coastal areas and may affect the Gulf of Tonkin area, it is forecasted that from the night of October 19, the North Central region is likely to have moderate rain, heavy rain in some places, risk of deep flooding in low-lying areas, along rivers and streams and urban areas, landslides, flash floods in mountainous areas.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense requested the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense; Directors of Departments; Heads of Provincial Departments, branches and organizations; Chairmen of District, City and Town People's Committees to continue to focus on directing and implementing measures to respond to storms and floods to ensure the safety of people's lives, and to prevent human losses due to negligence, subjectivity, passivity and surprise in directing and responding, and to minimize damage to people's and state's property.

Chairman of People's Committee of districts, cities and towns:

Continue to closely monitor the development of natural disasters, especially storms, floods, landslides, flash floods to direct and deploy timely and effective response measures, appropriate to the specific situation and conditions in the locality, ensuring the safety of people's lives, especially the vulnerable and students. Including:

Coordinate with the Provincial Border Guard Command and related units to focus on calling and guiding ships and vehicles still operating at sea to escape from dangerous areas or return to shelters, and immediately deploy measures to ensure safety for people, ships and vehicles operating at sea, along the coast and at shelters.

Continue to review and resolutely organize the evacuation of households in dangerous areas to ensure the safety of people's lives, especially households in deeply flooded areas at risk of landslides and flash floods.

Direct the stockpiling of food and provisions to prevent floods that cause prolonged isolation; proactively ensure the supply of food, provisions, and necessities for people in areas that are often flooded and areas at risk of prolonged isolation; promptly organize food and necessities relief for households in difficult circumstances, households at risk of hunger, especially households that have to be evacuated, households in deeply flooded areas, and must not let people go hungry or cold.

Direct the deployment of guards, strictly control, and guide traffic safety through spillways, landslide areas or areas at risk of landslides, deeply flooded areas, and areas with strong currents; resolutely do not allow people and vehicles to pass through if safety is not ensured. Strictly prohibit people from collecting firewood, fishing, etc. on rivers, streams, and downstream of dams during floods to avoid human casualties.

Direct and implement necessary measures to ensure the safety of dams, dykes, and limit damage to infrastructure works, especially medical, educational, transportation, and irrigation works.

Mobilize forces to support people in repairing houses, cleaning up the environment, restoring traffic routes, essential infrastructure works and production immediately after natural disasters.

Units:

North Central Region Hydrometeorological StationContinue to closely monitor the developments of storms, floods, forecasts, and promptly inform authorities and people to proactively direct and deploy response work.

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Industry and TradeAccording to the assigned state management functions, coordinate with localities and related units: Direct the regulation of irrigation and hydroelectric reservoirs to ensure scientific operation and absolute safety for the works, prevent artificial floods, contribute to flood reduction downstream, in which it is necessary to notify people early before operating flood discharge; direct the work of ensuring safety for aquaculture activities, agricultural and industrial production, and power system safety.

Provincial Military Command, Provincial Border Guard Command, Provincial PoliceDirect relevant units and armed forces stationed in the area to closely coordinate with localities, proactively arrange forces and means to support evacuation and relocation of residents from dangerous areas, organize rescue, and overcome consequences when requested by localities.

Department of TransportDirect the work of ensuring safety for means of transport at sea and along the coast; direct, coordinate and support localities in ensuring traffic safety, quickly overcoming landslides on traffic routes, especially on highways, national highways, the North-South railway and main traffic routes.

Department of Education and TrainingContinue to coordinate with localities to closely monitor natural disaster situations, direct work to ensure safety for students, teachers, facilities, equipment, tools and learning materials to ensure conditions for students to return to school immediately after natural disasters.

Health serviceDirect and guide localities to implement measures to prevent and control epidemics and environmental sanitation during and after floods.

Provincial Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper and mass media agenciesStrengthen communication so that people can grasp information about the developments and forecasts of natural disasters, instructions from authorities at all levels and functional agencies, proactively guide people in skills to prevent, respond to, and reduce damage caused by natural disasters.

Other provincial departments, agencies, branches and organizationsAccording to the assigned state management functions, proactively direct and coordinate with localities to promptly deploy storm and flood response work.

Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil DefenseOrganize a duty team to closely monitor the natural disaster situation, proactively direct, inspect, and urge localities to deploy work to prevent, combat, overcome consequences, and limit damage caused by natural disasters; promptly report and propose to competent authorities to direct and handle issues beyond their authority.