Proactively respond to floods and unusual weather

(Baonghean.vn) -Faced with complicated weather developments, on the afternoon of July 30, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held a national online conference on deploying response work to rain and floods.

Comrade Cao Duc Phat - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Head of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control chaired the conference. At Nghe An bridge, comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the conference at Nghe An bridge point.

According to the report of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the current flood situation in the northern provinces is very complicated. This is the heaviest rain in the past 40 years, in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, the average rainfall measured is nearly 300 mm/day. Heavy rain has caused flooding in many areas, causing severe damage to Quang Ninh province. Currently, in the northern provinces, there is still a risk of flash floods and landslides due to heavy rains that have lasted for the past 4 days. Flood and storm prevention work is still being highly focused by localities. According to the forecast of the Central Hydrometeorological Center, in the coming days, there is a high possibility that there will be heavy rain in the mountainous areas of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces. Therefore, localities in the North Central region need to be proactive in disaster prevention work.

Overview of the conference at Nghe An bridge

Concluding the conference, Comrade Cao Duc Phat - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Head of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control requested localities to learn from experience to implement natural disaster prevention and control work. Accordingly, localities need to check landslide-prone areas, resolutely evacuate people from areas with high risk of landslides; Arrange human resources to put up warning signs for flooded roads...; It is necessary to strengthen the inspection of dam safety, for large reservoirs, it is necessary to assign people to be on duty, and promptly discharge floodwaters to ensure the safety of reservoirs and the safety of people in downstream areas. Request provinces to notify fishermen and boats operating in the Northern sea area of ​​safe shelters; Need to prepare adequate means to promptly rescue people when incidents occur; Localities need to keep in constant contact with the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Thuy Vinh