Urgent telegram on storm prevention No. 10

(Baonghean.vn) - At 5:00 p.m. this afternoon (September 13), the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue issued an urgent dispatch on storm prevention and control No. 10.

Urgent telegram about storm number 10.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, storm No. 10 is very strong, when it makes landfall it is forecasted to have wind level 13, gust level 15, reaching disaster risk level 4 and will continue to develop complicatedly; It is likely to make landfall in the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh, the storm will be accompanied by heavy to very heavy rain with rainfall from 200 - 300mm.

To proactively respond to storms and floods, the Chairman of the People's Committee - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue requests the Chairman of the People's Committee - Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of districts, cities and towns; the Provincial Military Command, the Provincial Border Guard Command, members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue; Directors of Departments, Heads of Provincial-level Committees and branches, Directors of irrigation companies, Directors of hydropower companies in the province and related units to urgently implement the following contents:

1. Continue to urgently, resolutely and effectively implement the contents of Official Dispatch No. 62/CD-TW dated September 12, 2017 of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Official Dispatch No. 16 dated September 13, 2017 of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Nghe An province.

2. The North Central Hydrometeorological Station continues to monitor and regularly update the storm's developments; promptly inform the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control and localities and units to direct and deploy storm and flood response.

3. Actively propagate the danger level of the storm to the people so that they can proactively prevent it, avoid subjective thinking, carelessness, and contempt, which can lead to unfortunate consequences, damage to life and property, especially human life. The head of any locality where human damage occurs must be responsible to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

4. The Chairmen of the People's Committees of coastal districts and towns shall coordinate with the Provincial Border Guard Command, the Fisheries Sub-Department and the Nghe An Maritime Port Authority to use all measures to call on all vessels operating offshore to seek shelter; count the number of vessels, guide and organize safe anchoring, and not leave people on vessels and boats during storms.

5. All boats and vehicles are prohibited from going to sea, starting from 7:00 a.m. on September 14, 2017.

6. Urgently direct people to quickly harvest rice areas that are ready for harvest and other crop products with the motto "green at home is better than ripe in the fields"; direct businesses and aquaculture households to proactively harvest before storms, and at the same time take measures to protect cages, rafts and aquaculture areas that are not yet ready for harvest.

7. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development directs irrigation companies to proactively drain buffer water in accordance with the situation of each locality, be ready to promptly drain in case of flooding, and have plans to protect dykes and dams to retain water for production.

8. Instruct people to brace houses, signboards, and trim tree branches to limit damage when storms and floods occur; if trees fall, they must be promptly cleared to ensure traffic, and replanted immediately after the storm; Take safety measures for tourists staying in their locality. For mountainous districts, it is necessary to notify people who are cultivating crops to take shelter in time.

9. Check plans for population evacuation, especially in coastal areas, river mouths, apartment buildings, dilapidated high-rise buildings, areas at risk of landslides, flash floods, etc.; organize population evacuation when necessary, and resolutely enforce against those who refuse to comply with evacuation orders.

10. Implement measures to ensure safety of dikes, dams, high-rise buildings, tower cranes, high-voltage power lines, telecommunications and other basic construction works.

11. The Department of Industry and Trade directs the safety inspection of hydroelectric reservoirs:

- For hydropower plants without flood prevention capacity, it is necessary to regularly contact the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control of downstream districts to inform people to limit accidents caused by flood discharge and regularly report results to the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control to ask for direction.

- For Ban Ve, Khe Bo, Chi Khe hydropower plants: Operation is ensured according to the inter-reservoir process approved by the Prime Minister. The North Central Hydrometeorological Station calculates and forecasts rainfall and water levels during and after the flood so that the Standing Office can coordinate with Ban Ve hydropower plant to advise on flood discharge operation plans.

- Direct the electricity sector to ensure grid safety for daily life and pumping to drain water at pumping stations.

12. The Department of Information and Communications, the Provincial Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper, Ben Thuy Coastal Information Station and other mass media increase broadcasting time, report on the storm's developments, the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control to localities so that people can proactively take precautions.

13. The armed forces (Provincial Military Command, Provincial Border Guard, Provincial Police) prepare forces and means to respond when required and ensure security and order during storms and floods.

14. Members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, as assigned, go to the localities to direct storm response.

Be on duty 24/7 to monitor the storm's developments and proactively direct responses to possible bad situations. Regularly report on storms, floods and incidents to the Provincial People's Committee through the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control for timely handling./.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

Dinh Viet Hong