Nghe An issues official dispatch to respond to storm near East Sea

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting: At 1 p.m. on November 6, the center of storm Atsani was located at approximately 21.3 degrees North latitude; 120.8 degrees East longitude, right on the sea south of Taiwan. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 10, gusting to level 12.

Officers and soldiers of the Provincial Military Command help schools clean up after rain and floods. Photo courtesy of Trong Kien

In the next 24 hours, the storm is forecast to move in a West-Northwest direction, traveling 10-15 km per hour, entering the East Sea. At 1:00 p.m. on November 7, the center of the storm was at about 22.1 degrees North latitude; 118.2 degrees East longitude, about 230 km southwest of Taiwan. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is at level 8-9, gusting to level 11. In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm will move in a West direction, then likely change direction to the Southwest, traveling 25-30 km per hour and gradually weaken into a Tropical Depression.

To proactively respond to storm Atsani, the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue requests: The Steering Committees for Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue of the districts: Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc, Cua Lo town and Hoang Mai town, the Provincial Border Guard Command, the Fisheries Sub-Department and related units to implement the following contents:

Regularly monitor and update the developments of storm Atsani through bulletins from forecasting agencies and on mass media to promptly notify and guide captains, owners of vehicles, boats, and transport ships operating at sea to know the location and direction of the storm so that they can proactively escape or not move into dangerous areas to ensure the safety of people and property; maintain communication to promptly handle bad situations that may occur.

Ready rescue forces and vehicles to promptly deploy rescue when required.

Organize a serious 24/7 on-duty team, regularly report to the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control.