Nghe An Provincial Military Command deploys tasks to prevent super typhoon Mangkhut

Colonel Tran Van Hung, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command chaired the conference.

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, super typhoon Mangkhut will directly affect the Gulf of Tonkin from September 16-17, and land in our country from September 17-18, with strong winds of level 14-15, gusting to level 17, directly affecting 27 provinces and cities.

At the conference, Colonel Tran Van Hung - Commander of the Provincial Military Command agreed to deploy: Agencies and units in the Provincial Military Command pay close attention to monitoring and grasping the developments of the storm; at the same time, do a good job of propaganda and mobilization for officers, soldiers and people in the area to proactively reinforce houses, barracks, warehouses, and ensure safety. Proactively prepare forces, means, and facilities to be ready for combat, and have a mobile plan ready to carry out tasks to help people prevent storms and floods.

Forecast map of storm Mangkhut's movement direction

The Military Commands of coastal districts and towns (Cua Lo, Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai) and the two islands should pay attention to coordinating with the border guards to call on fishing boats of fishermen fishing at sea to quickly come ashore for safe shelter, implementing the sea ban order of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee from 10:00 on September 16; coordinate with local authorities to help people in key coastal areas evacuate to safe areas.

The Military Commands of the Western mountainous districts (Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Con Cuong, Anh Son, Que Phong, Quy Chau...) need to check and grasp the situation, especially the flood situation in the provinces and districts of Laos near the border; coordinate to check the safety of dams and hydroelectric plants in the area, be ready to help people evacuate to safe areas, prevent flash floods...

From September 16, all agencies and units in the Provincial Military Command will be on duty with 100% of their personnel. Based on the further developments of the storm, the Provincial Military Command will establish working groups and forward command posts in key areas to unify command and coordinate the tasks of preventing and fighting storm No. 6 effectively and practically...