Provinces need to deploy measures to cope with strong winds at sea

On the morning of November 12, the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention - Office of the National Committee for Search and Rescue issued urgent dispatch No. 26/CD-TW requesting the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Search and Rescue of provinces from Quang Ninh to Quang Ngai, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deploy measures to cope with strong winds at sea.

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According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the current strengthening cold air has affected the provinces of the North and Central Central regions, causing moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms. In the Gulf of Tonkin, the northeast monsoon is strong at level 5, sometimes level 6; from this afternoon it will strengthen to level 6, gusting to level 7-8. Rough seas. Natural disaster risk level 2.

To proactively cope with strong winds at sea, the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention - Office of the National Committee for Search and Rescue requests the Steering Committees for Flood and Storm Prevention and Search and Rescue of provinces, cities and ministries and branches to notify owners of ships and boats operating at sea about the Northeast monsoon to proactively prevent it. Closely monitor the developments of the Northeast monsoon, maintain regular contact with ship and boat owners to promptly handle any bad situations that may occur.

Maintain rescue forces and equipment to respond when required. Organize a serious on-duty team, proactively grasp the situation, and report to the Office of the National Search and Rescue Committee for handling when a boat accident occurs and send it to the Office of the Central Flood and Storm Prevention Steering Committee for monitoring.

According to Vietnam+