CANA: Deployment before Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall

(Baonghean.vn)- To proactively respond to typhoon Haiyan and minimize damage, with the motto of deploying troops before the typhoon makes landfall and avoiding traffic jams when the storm arrives, at 12 noon on November 10, Nghe An Police deployed reinforcements to districts and towns.

The Provincial Police Medical Station has arranged medical staff to prepare vehicles and medicines to participate in disease prevention, medical examination and treatment for officers, soldiers and people when requested. Waterway Police, Road and Railway Traffic Police units have deployed forces to coordinate with local police to inspect and guide traffic flow, focusing on National Highway 1 and Ho Chi Minh Road. Vehicles are strictly prohibited from traveling through the storm landing area (except for vehicles performing storm prevention and control tasks); permanent forces are arranged to regulate traffic in flooded areas and ferry terminals to guide people and vehicles to pass, ensure safety, and resolutely prohibit all vehicles from traveling through flooded areas.

Officers and soldiers of the provincial police departments were mobilized to reinforce key areas.

On November 9, Nghe An Provincial Police organized 5 working groups led by provincial police leaders to urgently go to the grassroots to coordinate with local authorities to prepare plans to respond to the super typhoon; directed local police to increase forces to go to the locality to help and guide people to cross and reinforce their houses. At the same time of deployment, provincial police departments, district and urban police strictly maintained 100% of their personnel on duty, maintained rescue forces and vehicles to be ready to respond when required, participated in rescue in coastal districts, Lam River dike lines and localities with large dams, ensuring constant combat readiness in all situations./.

Huong Giang (PX15 - Nghe An Police)