Nghe An is preparing for a widespread cold spell.

According toNorth Central Region Hydrometeorological Station, currently (February 16), there is a cold air mass from the North moving to the South. Forecast: Around noon and afternoon of February 18, this cold air mass will affect the North Central region.

Due to the influence of cold air combined with the upper westerly wind trough, from noon and afternoon of February 18 to February 21, in the North Central region, there will be thunderstorms, locally moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, hail: level 1.

From the afternoon of February 18, in the North Central region, the wind will change direction to Northeast level 3, coastal areas level 4. From the night of February 18, in the Gulf of Tonkin and the North East Sea (including the sea area of ​​Hoang Sa archipelago), the wind will change direction to Northeast gradually increasing to level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9, rough seas, waves from 2.0-4.0m high. Warning level of natural disaster risk due to strong winds at sea: level 2.

From the night of February 19 to 22, in the North Central region, the weather will bewidespread coldIn the highlands, there is a possibility of frost and snow. The lowest temperature in the North is generally 9-12 degrees Celsius, in the midlands and mountainous areas 6-9 degrees Celsius; in the South, it is generally 12-14 degrees Celsius, in the mountainous areas, some places are below 12 degrees Celsius.

Faced with that situation, to proactively respond to severe cold, the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue has just issued an official dispatch requesting:

From February 19-23, the North and North Central regions will experience widespread cold spells. Photo: Xuan Hoang

1. Command Committee for natural disaster prevention, control and search and rescue of districts, cities and towns:

- Closely monitor weather developments, promptly inform the authorities and people; focus on directing the implementation of measures to ensure safety for people, especially the elderly, children, and students; limit outdoor activities in the cold; absolutely do not use coal stoves to heat closed rooms to avoid unfortunate incidents.

- Strengthen propaganda and instruct livestock households on hygiene, strengthen barns, cover and keep warm, proactively store food to ensure cold prevention and control; deploy plans to move free-range livestock to barns in necessary situations to ensure safety; provide guidance on workdisease prevention for livestock and poultry, aquatic products. Refer to the guidance and communication documents on the website of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

- Proactively notify and guide visitors and tourists; place warning signs on roads that are likely to be slippery to ensure safety for people and vehicles participating in traffic.

- Organize inspection, urge and guide people on prevention and avoidance measures.

2. Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:Direct specialized agencies and organizations to guide localities on the implementation of cold and disease prevention and control for livestock, aquatic products and crops, and develop and adjust production plans and crop structures suitable to weather conditions and developments.

These days, when the temperature in the highlands of Nghe An drops, people in the border districts of Tuong Duong and Ky Son move their cows from the hills to their homes to take care of them, give them salt water to drink, and protect them from the cold. Photo: Dinh Tuan

3. Department of Health:Instruct people to take measures to prevent and fight the cold in combination with preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, ensuring health, avoiding the risk of toxic gas infection when heating in closed rooms; direct grassroots medical forces to ensure necessary medicines, and organize medical examination and treatment for people.

4. North Central Region Hydrometeorological Station: TClosely monitor weather conditions, increase forecasts and warnings, provide them to the media and relevant agencies to promptly convey to the people and serve the direction and effective response to natural disasters.

5. Provincial Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper and news agencies and press:Regularly update information and developments of severe cold spells on mass media so that people know and proactively prevent them.

6. Other departments, agencies and branches:Proactively direct the work of preventing and combating severe cold, ensuring people's lives and production safety according to state management functions and assigned tasks.