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Standing Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu inspected and directed the work of overcoming the consequences of storm No. 5.

Thanh Le August 26, 2025 15:52

On August 26, a working delegation of Nghe An province led by Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council inspected the work of overcoming the consequences of storm No. 5 in a number of localities and irrigation works.

Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Quoc Viet - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment; representatives of leaders of departments, branches and sectors of the province.

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Provincial leaders visited people in Thuan Hoa hamlet, Truong Vinh ward. Photo: TL

At Truong Vinh ward, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu and the delegation inspected the southern drainage pumping station. This pumping station is operating at full capacity with a drainage flow of 57,000m³/hour.

Checking at Pumping Station No. 3, due to a power outage, the station was put into operation at 12:00 a.m. last night to drain floodwaters for the old Ben Thuy ward (now part of Truong Vinh).

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The working group inspected the operation of Rao Dung drainage culvert in Vinh Loc ward. Photo: TL

Next, the delegation inspected Thuan Hoa hamlet. Before the storm hit, households living outside the dike were evacuated to safety. When the storm passed, people returned home.

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee inspected the operation of Rao Dung drainage sluice in Vinh Loc ward, inspected Cua Lo Port and the boat anchorage area at Cua Lo fishing port. After the storm, all boats anchored here were safe.

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The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and the working delegation inspected Cua Lo Port. Photo: TL

The working group also inspected the damage at Nghi Thuy Kindergarten, where the storm had collapsed and damaged the entire corrugated iron roof of two rows of houses; and inspected the drainage operation at Bara Nghi Quang in Hai Loc commune. Although the drainage gates were degraded, the management unit still made efforts to fix them and mobilized maximum human resources to ensure timely drainage.

After checking and grasping the situation, Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council sent words of encouragement to the affected households, hoping that people would unite and overcome difficulties. At the same time, he directed the local authorities to quickly count the damage, requesting departments, branches and localities to focus on overcoming the consequences of storm No. 5; pay attention to draining floodwater in fields and urban areas in case of prolonged heavy rain.

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Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu discussed with the armed forces about the recovery situation caused by storm No. 5. Photo: TL

In the immediate future, localities need to mobilize forces to clear fallen trees and road obstructions to ensure smooth and safe traffic on the routes. For mountainous areas, where there are culverts and spillways, it is necessary to put up warning signs and arrange for people to be on duty to guide traffic participants to safety.

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After the storm, all boats in Cua Lo ward were safely anchored. Photo: TL

After storm No. 5, Nghe An province is still experiencing widespread power outages. The electricity sector needs to focus on infrastructure, troubleshooting, and resolving incidents, ensuring safe power supply for production and daily life of the people as soon as possible. At the same time, ensuring uninterrupted communication infrastructure.

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The working group inspected Nghi Thuy Kindergarten, Cua Lo ward. Photo: TL

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested that for localities that have ensured safety, it is necessary to consider supporting people from evacuation sites to return home; and for dangerous places with the risk of flash floods, landslides, and deep flooding, it is necessary to evacuate people to safe places.

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Nghi Thuy Primary School, Cua Lo Ward, had its roof blown off. Photo: TL

Continue to prioritize repairing houses, educational facilities and public works; quickly clear floodwaters, restore damaged rice and crop areas...; mobilize the participation of forces to accompany and join hands with people, helping them to soon stabilize their lives; pay attention to supporting policy families, lonely elderly people,...

For irrigation works, assign 24/7 staff; check and review the status of works, machinery and equipment after floods, drain flooded rice fields after storms; operate dams safely, and develop reasonable regulation plans.

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Checking drainage operations at Bara Nghi Quang in Hai Loc commune. Photo: TL

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee assigned localities, units and functional forces to continue monitoring and closely following the flood situation, post-storm circulation developments, proactively deploying response plans, not being negligent, subjective or passive when natural disasters occur.

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