Nghe An province issues a directive to respond at the highest level to super typhoon YAGI.

Official dispatch No. 36 states that this morning (September 5, 2024), typhoon No. 3 has strengthened into a super typhoon, with the strongest winds near the center of the storm reaching level 16, gusting above level 17.

Forecasts indicate that from tomorrow morning (September 6, 2024), the storm will directly affect the Gulf of Tonkin with maximum wind speeds near the storm's center reaching levels 13-14, gusting to level 16; from tomorrow night, it will directly affect the mainland of the Northeast and North Central regions of Vietnam with maximum wind speeds possibly reaching levels 10-12, gusting to levels 13-14, and penetrating deep inland. The storm is likely to cause strong winds, storm surges, and large waves at sea and along the coast, as well as widespread strong winds and heavy rain inland.

Typhoon No. 3 is forecast to be very strong, posing a high risk of natural disaster, and having a complex trajectory. Therefore, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Control, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense - requests:

1.Directors of Departments; Heads of provincial-level agencies, organizations, and associations; Secretaries and Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns; and relevant agencies and units should focus on leading, directing, organizing inspections, and urging the decisive, timely, and effective implementation of storm prevention and response work, with the spirit of proactively preventing and responding at the highest level to ensure the safety of lives, especially children and vulnerable groups, and to minimize damage to people's and state property.

2.The Secretaries and Chairmen of the People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns should postpone non-urgent meetings, mobilize the entire political system, and assign each member of the Standing Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Committee members to directly go to key areas to lead, direct, supervise, and inspect the work of storm and flood prevention and control, focusing on:

Thoroughly review and immediately implement measures to ensure safety for activities at sea and on islands; ensure the safety of people, ships, and vehicles operating at sea and at shelters.

Ensure the safety of people's lives in dangerous areas, especially on floating cages, watchtowers for aquaculture, boats in shelters, areas at risk of deep flooding due to large waves, rising water levels, heavy rain, and areas at risk of landslides and flash floods that are not safe; resolutely prevent people from remaining in dangerous areas when the storm directly affects them and heavy rain and floods occur (if necessary, proactively enforce relocation to ensure the safety of people's lives).

Directing efforts to ensure the safety of dikes, reservoirs, and dams; traffic safety; minimizing damage to houses, warehouses, offices, public works, industrial zones, factories, and enterprises; protecting agricultural production; and preventing flooding in urban and industrial areas.

Proactively deploy forces and resources in key vulnerable areas to be ready to promptly handle any situations that may arise during storms and floods.

Consider holding the heads of organizations, agencies, and units accountable for negligence and complacency in carrying out storm and flood prevention and control tasks; strictly penalize business owners, vehicle operators, boat owners, and fish cage owners who fail to comply with directives from competent authorities and forces in storm prevention and control work.

The Party Secretary and Chairman of the People's Committee at the district level will be held accountable to the Provincial Party Secretary and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee if they are negligent or careless in leadership and direction, or slow in implementing responses to storms and floods, leading to significant losses of life and property.

3.The Commander-in-Chief of the Provincial Military Command, the Provincial Border Guard Command, and the Director of the Provincial Police Department shall direct relevant units to urgently review and update response plans according to the level of storm risk, proactively deploy forces and resources to coordinate with relevant forces in implementing storm and flood prevention and control work as prescribed; other departments and agencies, according to their assigned state management functions, shall continue to direct and implement storm prevention and control work seriously and effectively as directed by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in Official Dispatch No. 34/CĐ-UBND dated September 4, 2024.

4The Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue, and Civil Defense organizes duty shifts, closely monitors the situation, proactively directs and urges localities to implement response measures appropriate to the actual developments of natural disasters; promptly compiles damage reports, and proposes to the Provincial People's Committee for direction and handling of issues beyond its authority.

Directors of Departments; Heads of provincial-level agencies, organizations and associations; Secretaries and Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns; and relevant agencies and units are requested to seriously implement this./.