Nghe An quickly reports to the Prime Minister on overcoming the consequences of storm No. 3

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh inspects fishermen's shelter from storm No. 3. Photo: Thu Huyen.

Accordingly, regarding the initial damage, through quick reports from 21/21 districts, cities, towns and units, the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue summarized the damage up to 4:00 p.m. on July 20, 2018 as follows:

About people:1 person injured

House and property:14 houses collapsed; 1 house was swept away; 73 houses were eroded; 9 houses had to be relocated; 10 houses were damaged; 6 houses had their roofs blown off.

Education:14 schools affected; 14 schools; 3 classrooms damaged; 1 school kitchen damaged; 245 m of fence collapsed; 150 m speed²roof

A primary school in Muong Ai commune, Ky Son district was swept away by flood.

Agriculture and forestry:14,360.0 hectares of rice and 6,744.1 hectares of corn and various vegetables were flooded; 1,466.6 hectares of annual crops were flooded; 1,688 hectares of industrial crops and perennial fruit trees were flooded; 141 hectares of forest were broken.

Animal husbandry:33 livestock (buffalo, cow, calves, pigs); 3,190 poultry damaged.

Seafood:flooded 2,943.3 hectares.

Traffic:landslide 36,186 km, sedimentation 11,168.8 m³local roads; 3 bridges washed away, 8 bridges damaged; 6 temporary bridges washed away, damaged; 6 spillways washed away, damaged.

Floods rise in Thong Thu commune - Que Phong. Photo: Thanh Sam

Irrigation:Sea dikes eroded and at risk of breaking: 350 m; river dikes eroded and damaged: 500 m; embankments eroded and damaged: 1,134 m; intra-field canals broken: 10 m; canals eroded and washed away: 19,495 km; canals filled up: 32,541 m^{3; h}Oh, dams were damaged, leaking, landslides: 14, 1 broken; 3 temporary dams washed away; 850m of riverbank collapsed; 255 internal culverts were damaged; pumping stations were buried by mud and soil, the station house, suction tank: 3,900 m³

Industrial:83 electric poles fell and 1 radio set on fire due to lightning strike

People in Tan Ky district brave the rain to harvest corn to escape the flood. Photo: Quoc Phong

Key tasks the province has been and is implementing:Organize serious on-duty staff, closely monitor the developments of floods and rains, and increase information to authorities at all levels and people;

Closely monitor the development of post-storm floods to proactively evacuate and relocate residents in low-lying coastal areas, river mouths, areas at risk of flash floods, landslides, and downstream areas of dams according to scenarios developed in the provincial and local disaster prevention plans to ensure safety of people and property.

Soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station help people fix the collapsed roof of a house. Photo: Hai Thuong

Statistics on damage caused by storms and floods. Focus on handling traffic jams caused by landslides caused by rain. Provide traffic guidance and ensure safety for people in flooded areas, streams, and ferry terminals.

Visit affected families, help people repair their houses, stabilize their lives, clean the environment, disinfect, and prevent epidemics.

Implement plans to ensure safety of dikes and dams, especially for projects under construction and incidents that occurred in 2017.

Check the safety and operation of works in irrigation systems, proactively drain water in accordance with the situation of each locality; have plans to retain water to serve Summer-Autumn production.

Standing rescue agencies: Provincial Military Command, Provincial Border Guard Command,... are ready with vehicles and forces to perform rescue missions.

Members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, according to their assigned functions and tasks, went to the grassroots to direct the response and recovery work after storms and floods.