There have been casualties due to storm number 2.

(Baonghean.vn) -Storm No. 2 has not yet made landfall, but the storm's circulation has caused heavy rain over a large area in Nghe An. Flash floods have occurred in some mountainous districts such as Ky Son, Tuong Duong, and Con Cuong. A mother and her three children in Tuong Duong district were swept away by the flood while sleeping in a shop.

Due to the influence of the circulation before storm No. 2, from the afternoon of June 22, Nghe An province has had moderate, heavy and very heavy rain with common rainfall measured from 50 to 190mm. Some areas have had very heavy rain such as Con Cuong 113mm, Do Luong 198mm, Nam Dan 94mm, Vinh 189mm, Cua Hoi 162mm, Hon Ngu 188mm, ...

Heavy rain in Chi Khe commune, Con Cuong district turned many roads into streams (Photo: Vi Choong)

In Ky Son, Tuong Duong and Con Cuong districts, heavy rain from the night of June 22 to the afternoon of June 23 has not stopped, causing water levels in streams and creeks to rise and local flooding to occur. At 3:30 a.m. on June 23, in Khe Nam Khien area, Nam Can commune, Ky Son district, three children, Ms. Lo Thi Hue (40 years old), her grandchild Lo Thi Anh and her grandchild Hoang Gia Phuc, residing in Xoong Con village, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district, were swept away by floodwaters while sleeping at a shop. Local people discovered and rescued Lo Thi Anh. As of 3:00 p.m. on June 23, 2013, authorities of Ky Son and Tuong Duong districts had not yet found the bodies of Ms. Hue and Phuc.

Heavy rain due to the storm caused some areas of rice and crops to be locally flooded (Photo taken in Nghi Thai commune, Nghi Loc district).

Heavy rain on the night of June 22 and 23 also caused some areas of summer-autumn rice and crops such as off-season peanuts, sesame, and beans in districts such as Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Tan Ky, Do Luong, and Thanh Chuong to be partially flooded.

According to forecasts, it is unlikely that the storm will make landfall directly in Nghe An, however, the work of preventing and combating storm No. 2 is being urgently deployed. From June 20 to 23, the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Search and Rescue has continuously issued 3 telegrams directing relevant agencies to actively monitor the developments of storm No. 2; directing ship owners to immediately deploy movements to avoid entering or exiting dangerous areas or to safe storm shelters; closely inspecting ships going out to sea and organizing anchoring for ships in storm shelters.

Fishermen's boats safely avoid the storm at Cua Hoi port

The telegram also requested that competent authorities proactively inspect dikes, dams, and construction works to take measures to ensure the safety of people and property; review plans and be ready to evacuate residents in dangerous areas in low-lying coastal areas, river mouths, and areas at high risk of flooding, landslides, and flash floods; direct and guide the bracing and bracing of houses, warehouses, schools, and hospitals, and pruning of tree branches to limit damage when storms directly affect them; prohibit ships from going to sea, and evacuate residents from dangerous areas, from weak houses to solid houses, on ships, on lagoons, watchtowers, and aquaculture when storms directly affect them; organize guards to ensure security and order in areas where people must be evacuated, areas that are often deeply flooded, ferry piers, and underground.

Mountainous, midland and delta districts need to proactively inspect and review reservoirs (especially medium and small dams, dams that have had incidents or are under construction), areas at risk of landslides and flash floods; be ready to deploy measures to ensure the safety of people and property; effectively implement the "4 on-site" motto to proactively cope with situations of heavy rain, floods and isolation.

Nguyen Khoa