Nghe An Border Guard urgently responds to storm No. 5

In An Chau commune (former Dien Chau district), many officers and soldiers of the Dien Trung Border Guard Working Group (under Dien Thanh Border Guard Station) and local people urgently dismantled net houses and reinforced the banks of shrimp ponds. Nets, bamboo poles, and temporary roofs were removed and gathered in a safe place.

“The family has 7,000m²net house, if left intact, when the storm comes, it can be blown away by the wind and collapse, damaging property and endangering people. To dismantle such a large area of ​​net, many people are needed. With the help of the soldiers, the work is completed much faster", said Mr. Nguyen Cuong - shrimp farmer in An Chau commune.

Not only supporting the dismantling, the border guards also directly inspected the ponds, guided people to harvest shrimp areas that reached commercial size early, and assigned personnel to be on duty 24/7 in key areas.

Major Chu Van Thi - Head of the Dien Trung Border Guard Working Group said: "We determined that helping people defend and avoid storms is an urgent task. Since this morning (August 24), the group has sent 6 officers and soldiers directly to the grassroots to support people in dismantling shrimp farming nets and securing houses. Each officer and soldier has a high sense of responsibility, ready to stand side by side with people to minimize damage caused by the storm."

At other vegetable greenhouses in coastal communes of Nghe An, people urgently drove in stakes and used ropes to tie down the corners.

Mr. Hoang Thang - hamlet chief of hamlet 5, An Chau commune said: "From early morning, the hamlet executive committee announced storm number 5 on the hamlet loudspeaker, asking households to proactively reinforce their houses; for poultry farms, use sandbags placed on the roof; for vegetable greenhouses, because the nets cannot be removed, use iron poles, bamboo... driven deep into the ground, use ropes to tie them down, especially at the corners".

At Dien Thanh Border Guard Station, this morning the entire force of the Station organized the transportation of documents, files, and weapons to a safe place.

Meanwhile, the Border Guard Station of Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port coordinated with local authorities to notify and guide boats to shelters; support aquaculture households to tie up cages, harvest early, and bring people ashore.

On August 23 and this morning (August 24), units continued to send officers and soldiers to the area to help people tie up boats, propagate, and force non-compliant vehicles to move to safe anchorage.

In addition, to proactively respond to storm No. 5, officers and soldiers of Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station joined with local Party committees, authorities, forces stationed in the area and local people to reinforce the sea dike section in Tan Minh block, Tan Mai ward...

To proactively respond to storms and heavy rains, the risk of flash floods, landslides, inundation, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property and the State's property, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee has just issued an official dispatch requesting: the Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the Party Secretaries of communes and wards directly lead the serious implementation of the Secretariat's instructions and the Prime Minister's telegram on proactively preventing storm No. 5, focusing on implementing the following tasks:

Direct, guide, inspect, urge and mobilize forces (army, police, youth...) to support people in shoring up houses, trimming trees, reinforcing and protecting headquarters, warehouses, production, business and service establishments, public works (especially educational and medical facilities), infrastructure works...

Urgently review plans, proactively arrange forces and means to be ready to organize and implement evacuation support work, and relocate people in unsafe areas, especially in weak houses, low-lying residential areas, places at risk of coastal and riverside landslides, places affected by big waves, flooding due to rising sea levels, heavy rains, and at risk of flash floods and landslides.

Proactively arrange forces, materials, and vehicles in key areas to be ready to deploy response, rescue, and relief work when situations arise...