Nghe An armed forces prepare to fight storm No. 2

*Provincial Military Command working groupThe delegation, led by Colonel Duong Minh Hien - Deputy Commander of the Provincial Military Command, inspected the work of flood and storm prevention, search and rescue, and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters at affiliated units.

Colonel Duong Minh Hien - Deputy Commander of the Provincial Military Command inspected the preparations for rescue and assistance to the people of the Mat Island Mixed Battalion. Photo: Trong Kien

Up to now, the units have deployed 100% of their troops on duty at the barracks, ready to rescue the people in the area when the storm makes landfall; Proactively preparing medicine, military equipment, food for soldiers and people in the area; Accumulating fuel, checking the technical coefficients, safety status of ships, boats, motorbikes, equipment, and rescue vehicles; Strengthening houses, warehouses, stations, trees, and dispatching troops to the communes; The core militia and self-defense forces in the communes and wards are ready to participate in helping people evacuate their assets and vehicles before the storm makes landfall...

Trong Kien

* Nghe An Border Guard Commanddirected coastal units to coordinate with local authorities to notify vehicles operating at sea of ​​the storm's direction of movement so they can proactively avoid and escape from dangerous areas or anchor ashore.

The Coast Guard is also required to maintain regular contact with ship and boat owners to promptly handle any bad situations that may arise; count and report all people and fishing boats operating at sea; maintain personnel and equipment on duty according to regulations to be ready to respond when required.

Nghe An Border Guard informed and guided fishermen's vehicles to anchor safely and avoid storms. Photo: Hung Phong

According to statistics, Nghe An province currently has 3,488 vehicles/17,440 workers directly exploiting seafood. As of 05:00, August 1, 2020, there were 596 vehicles/2,638 workers operating in the coastal area of ​​Nghe An; 95 vehicles/640 workers operating in coastal areas outside the province (Quang Ngai 19 vehicles/175 workers, Da Nang 50 vehicles/285 workers, Vung Tau 26 vehicles/180 workers); 83 vehicles/661 workers in the common fishing area; 2,714 vehicles/13,501 workers are anchored at the port.

All vehicles operating at sea have received notice of the location and direction of the storm, to proactively avoid and find safe shelter.