Localities proactively respond to storm No. 8

(Baonghean.vn) - Based on the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting on the situation of storm No. 8, in order to proactively and quickly respond effectively, minimizing losses and damages caused by the storm, units and localities in the province have deployed plans to proactively respond to storm No. 8.

*In Vinh City,The Green Park Joint Stock Company is carrying out bracing and pruning tree branches on streets and densely populated areas to prevent trees from falling and causing accidents and traffic jams. In order to limit the flow blockage and promptly drain water when there is heavy rain, Vinh Urban Infrastructure Management Joint Stock Company urgently dredged some sedimentation ditches in the southern pumping station area. Here, there is a bottleneck that limits the flow of the canal leading from the lakeside villa area to the pumping station. Vinh City People's Committee requested Hanoi Housing Investment and Development Joint Stock Company to handle the problem by temporarily digging a dirt ditch parallel to the bottom of the concrete ditch and widening the outlet to quickly drain water for the southern basin when there is heavy rain. The City Flood and Storm Prevention and Control Steering Committee established teams to inspect the safety of elevated construction works, billboards, and large-size advertisements. Test run pumping stations, sluice gates, and bottom discharge channels...

The Steering Committees for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control of wards and communes help people reinforce their houses and prepare to evacuate people from dangerous areas. They also strengthen propaganda about the developments of storm No. 8 so that people can proactively prevent and limit damage to people and property caused by storm No. 8.

* Implement the 4-on-the-spot motto, mobilize the combined strength of all forces, units and localities, and coordinate units to stand in the storm prevention area.Nghe An Border Guard Commandhas deployed plan No. 862/KH – BCHBP on storm prevention and control work No. 8. Accordingly, coastal border units and Squadron 2 use the information system to notify ship owners operating at sea about the storm's developments to proactively avoid it. Conduct vessel counts, closely monitor the storm's developments on mass media, maintain communication with ship owners to promptly handle situations that arise. Maintain forces and means on standby ready to participate in rescue and relief.

Nghe An Border Guard helps people tie up boats and clean up fishing gear at Cua Lo Port

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thac Chau - Deputy Political Commissar of Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port Border Station said: Currently, the unit has deployed officers and soldiers directly to the area in 3 main directions: Cua Lo Town, Nghi Thiet Commune and Nghi Tan Commune, each direction has a unit commander directly in command, in the localities, officers of Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port Border Station coordinate with local authorities to inform the people about the situation and developments of the storm, mobilize and help people to reinforce their houses, anchor their boats safely to avoid the storm. At the same time, the station's forces coordinate with other forces such as militia, civil defense, police, and other organizations to prevent storms.

As a permanent unit ready for rescue when a situation occurs, Lieutenant Colonel Phan Van Xuan - Captain of the Nghe An Border Guard Squadron 2 said: The unit has deployed a plan to prevent storm No. 8 to all officers and soldiers of the unit; mobilized 5 ships with 100% of the staff on standby, and at the same time prepared enough food, provisions, and supplies for 7 days such as instant noodles, life jackets, medicine, hoes, and shovels to be ready to prevent storms. The unit sent 10 officers and soldiers to coordinate with Nghi Hai Ward - Cua Lo Town to be on standby to support the evacuation of people and people's property when necessary. Maintained a 24/7 watchtower to communicate information about storms and winds to fishermen and the situation of fishermen operating at sea to the mainland.

Watchtower to inform ships of the situation

As of this morning, October 27, 2012, according to the announcement of the coastal border units, the whole province currently has 313 ships and 2005 workers at sea, of which 311 ships with 1987 workers are near shore and are on their way to take shelter from the storm, only 2 ships are in the common fishing area, Nghe An Border Guard has contacted the boat owners to guide the boat owners to a safe place to take shelter from the storm.

Hai Thuong - Thanh Loan