Nghe An issues telegram ready to respond to storm No. 10

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, storm No. 10 (Goni) has entered the East Sea, at 4:00 p.m. on November 2, the center of the storm is located at about 15.2 degrees North latitude; 117.5 degrees East longitude, about 590 km East Southeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 8 (60-75 km/h), gusting to level 10. It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move westward, traveling 15-20 km per hour, and will likely make landfall in the central provinces on the morning of November 5.

To proactively respond tostorm number 10and the flood situation is still very complicated, the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control of Nghe An province has just issued Official Dispatch No. 16 requesting the Chairman of the People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control of districts, cities and towns; the Provincial Military Command; the Provincial Border Guard Command; the Provincial Police; the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control of the Departments of: Transport, Natural Resources and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Construction, Information and Communications, Health; Chairman of the Board of Members, Chairman of the Company, Director of Irrigation Companies; Hydropower in the province; Provincial Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper and related unitsimplement the following contents:

Content of the telegram.

1. Strictly implement Official Dispatch No. 34/CD-TW dated October 31, 2020 of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - National Committee for Incident, Disaster Response and Search and Rescue; Official Dispatch No. 35/CD-TW dated November 2, 2020 of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - National Committee for Incident, Disaster Response and Search and Rescue; Official Dispatch No. 41/CD-UBND dated October 31, 2020 of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee on urgently overcoming the consequences caused bycirculation after storm No. 9and floods caused.

2. Closely monitor the storm's developments, regularly notify owners of vehicles and captains of vessels operating at sea of ​​the location, direction of movement and developments of the storm to proactively avoid, escape or not move into dangerous areas, absolutely do not be subjective leading to unfortunate incidents like in some recent storms. Dangerous areas due to storms in the East Sea in the next 24 hours (strong winds from level 6 or higher, gusts from level 8 or higher): from latitude 13.0 to 17.0 degrees North; from longitude 111.5 to 120.0 degrees East. All vessels operating in dangerous areas are at high risk of being affected by strong gusts of wind.

Fishermen anchor their boats to avoid the storm at Cua Hoi fishing port. Photo: Thu Huyen

3. Step up efforts to overcome the consequences of the circulation after storm No. 9 and cold air in Nghe An province. Focus resources on helping people repair houses, clean the environment, prevent epidemics and restore agricultural production to gradually stabilize people's lives, and be ready to respond to storm No. 10 and post-storm rain.

4. Organize operations, proactively discharge floodwaters to ensure safetylake, dam, hydropower, especially for small lakes, dams, and vulnerable lakes and dams; Deploy measures to ensure safety for river and sea dyke systems, disaster prevention and control works, landslides, especially at key vulnerable points and incidents occurring after the circulation of storm No. 9 and the recent floods.

5. The North Central Hydrometeorological Station strengthens forecasting and warnings to ensure they are timely and close to actual developments, especially the rain situation due to storm circulation.

6. Provincial Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper and mass media increase broadcasting time, regularly and continuously provide information on storm and flood developments, and response plans so that people know and coordinate with local authorities to proactively prevent.

7. Organize a serious 24/7 on-duty team, regularly report to the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control (through the Standing Office) when there are unexpected situations for timely handling./.