Nghe An issues plans to respond to natural disasters

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In Nghe An, 2023 is a year of complicated natural disasters. Specifically, there are 22 cold spells (including 16 Northeast monsoon spells); 3 severe cold spells; 11 heat waves; 36 tornadoes, hail, lightning, and heavy rain in many communes and districts in the province; 1 widespread heavy rain in the province.

There were 45 accidents and incidents at sea, killing 16 people, leaving 2 missing, injuring 7 people, sinking 6 fishing boats, burning 10 vehicles, and damaging 11 vehicles.

Therefore, the Provincial People's Committee has developed disaster response plans to minimize damage caused by natural disasters, especially to life, property, infrastructure and key works.

Timely evacuate people in vulnerable areas to safe places, especially the elderly, the disabled, and children. Further enhance the initiative of the Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue Command Committees at all levels and the awareness of officials and people in disaster prevention work.

Unify and be proactive in directing and coordinating with the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue of sectors and districts, cities and towns. Provide general disaster response plans for localities and sectors to implement; at the same time, develop plans for their own localities and units.

The contents of the disaster response plan include: Protection of disaster prevention and control works and key works; evacuation, protection of people, property, production protection; ensuring security, order, traffic, communication; coordination of direction and command of disaster prevention, response and search and rescue; human resources for disaster response; reserve of materials, means, equipment, necessities; measures to respond and overcome all types of natural disasters; search and rescue work. The Provincial People's Committee has developed specific plans for disaster response plans.

Accordingly, evacuation of people is carried out in accordance with the intensity of each storm and according to the Flood Map caused by sea level rise in the event of strong storms and super storms for each area of ​​Nghe An province issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, issued on April 6, 2015, divided into 5 scenarios: Level 16 storm combined with high tide; Level 15 storm combined with high tide; Level 14 storm combined with high tide; Level 13 storm combined with high tide; Level 13 storm combined with medium tide.

To evacuate flood victims, on August 25, 2015, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 3743/QD-UBND.NN approving the review and supplementation of the planning for flood and storm prevention, flash floods and landslides in the province.

In the scenario where the flood on the Ca River in Nam Dan reaches level III and emergency, the evacuation area will affect 9 districts and cities: Vinh, Con Cuong, Anh Son, Thanh Chuong, Do Luong, Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Tan Ky, Nghia Dan. In case of emergency, the estimated number of people needing to be evacuated is 94,360; for level III, it is expected that 64,786 people will be evacuated.

For the scenario of flash floods, landslides in mountainous districts, the evacuation area affects Vinh city, Hung Nguyen district and 10 mountainous districts and towns with an expected on-site evacuation of 87,352 people.

For dam incidents and flood discharges of large reservoirs, the evacuation scope for reservoirs without flood control gates, when heavy rains exceed the design frequency, there is a risk of dam incidents, especially for degraded reservoirs, affecting the lives of people downstream of the reservoir. Reservoirs managed by localities or companies have annually developed flood and storm prevention plans for each reservoir.

Therefore, when an incident occurs, it is necessary to promptly implement a plan to evacuate people in the downstream area in a timely manner according to the plan approved by competent authorities. In the scope of scenario VIII, only plans to evacuate people in case of dam incidents are developed for large-scale reservoirs and reservoirs with a volume of over 2 million m²but really weak.

For large reservoirs with flood control gates: Vuc Mau Reservoir needs to develop a plan to evacuate people in the downstream area of ​​the reservoir and the Vuc Mau reservoir when the water level above the reservoir is +21m. Song Sao Reservoir needs to develop a plan to evacuate people in the downstream area of ​​the reservoir and the Vuc Mau reservoir when the water level above the reservoir is +75.7m.

Regarding the plan to ensure security and order, the Provincial People's Committee assignedCMr. An Tinhdeploy forces to protect security, order, social safety, key projects, and property of the people, the State, and businesses.

Department of TransportCoordinate with local authorities to arrange forces to guide and regulate traffic at ferry, ferry and ferry crossings so that people can change their travel direction and not gather at passenger transport wharves during times of potential natural disasters or as warned by competent authorities and local authorities. Announce the suspension of ferry, ferry and ferry crossing operations; prevent people and vehicles from passing through spillways and provide traffic guidance to ensure safety.

Department of Information and CommunicationsEnsure the safety of radio and television facilities, telecommunications works, antenna towers in residential areas, backup plans and ensure safety and smooth communication with the Central, province, district and town. Deploy information and communication plans, promptly broadcast warnings on solutions to prevent, avoid and respond to natural disasters; telegrams and directive documents of the Central and Provincial People's Committee.

Based on the forecast and warning bulletin of natural disasters, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense issues documents directing the Steering Committees for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue of localities and sectors to implement measures to respond to natural disasters according to regulations.

Disaster prevention and search and rescue work in the province mobilizes forces from all sectors, levels, business organizations, volunteers and people of all walks of life to be ready to proactively respond to all situations when natural disasters occur.