Nghe An issues urgent dispatch to respond to storm No. 3 and floods caused by storm circulation
On the evening of July 20, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province signed urgent dispatch No. 21/CD-UBND, directing response to storm No. 3 and floods caused by storm circulation.
On the morning of July 19, the storm with the international name WIPHA entered the East Sea, becoming the third storm in 2025, with an intensity of level 10, gusting to level 12. According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the storm will continue to strengthen (the strongest wind at sea can reach level 12, gusting to level 15). From July 21-22, the coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa will be directly affected by the storm, causing strong winds and heavy rains in the Northern provinces and the North Central provinces (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh).
This is a very strong storm, moving quickly, with a wide and dangerous range and intensity of influence on the sea and land. In addition to the direct impact of the storm, the storm's circulation is forecast to cause widespread heavy rain, increasing the risk of flooding, flash floods, and landslides in many areas. Therefore, localities and units should not only focus on responding to the storm but also proactively deploy measures to prevent, combat, and respond to post-storm circulation.
To proactively respond and ensure the safety of people's lives and property and the State, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense requests:
Chairman of People's Committee of wards and communes:
- Closely monitor the developments of storms and floods caused by storm circulation; Provide full and timely updates on natural disaster situations to people so that they can proactively respond to ensure safety; disseminate and guide people on response measures and skills, especially strong winds, flash floods, inundation, and landslides.
- Organize to review and prepare plans to evacuate households in dangerous areas, especially coastal areas, areas at high risk of landslides, flash floods, and deep flooding to safe places; have plans to support temporary accommodation, food, and necessities for people who have to evacuate, ensuring stable lives for people.
- Have plans to ensure safety for tourists on islands and coastal areas.
- Prepare measures to ensure safety and limit damage to houses, warehouses, headquarters, public works, industrial parks, factories, power grids, and telecommunications systems.
- Check and review the readiness of flood protection dike plans in the area according to the "4 on-site" motto.
- Be ready to deploy forces to guard and control people and vehicles through culverts, spillways, deeply flooded areas, areas with fast-flowing water, landslides or areas at risk of landslides, resolutely not allowing people and vehicles to pass if safety is not ensured, not allowing unfortunate human losses due to carelessness or subjectivity; deploy forces, materials and vehicles to overcome incidents, ensuring smooth traffic on main traffic routes when heavy rain occurs.
- Check and review key works, unfinished works, small reservoirs that are full of water; organize a permanent team, ready to regulate and ensure safety of works and downstream areas when floods occur.
- Prepare plans to ensure drainage and prevent flooding for agricultural production areas; industrial parks, urban areas, and residential areas.
- Organize 24/7 on-duty to monitor natural disaster situations and organize and deploy measures to respond to storms and storm circulation.
Director of Nghe An Province Hydrometeorological StationOrganize close monitoring of storm No. 3 and storm circulation, forecast, warn, and promptly inform about floods, natural disasters to authorities and people to proactively respond and minimize damage.
Director of Department of Agriculture and EnvironmentBased on functions and tasks, proactively direct and urge localities to deploy response work appropriate to the developments of storm No. 3 and post-storm floods; direct the work of ensuring safety for agricultural production, dykes, irrigation reservoirs, especially key irrigation works under construction such as Ban Mong reservoir.
Director of Department of Industry and TradeDirecting the work of ensuring safety for industrial production, safety of hydroelectric dams, especially for small hydroelectric reservoirs.
Director of Department of ConstructionDirect traffic and ensure traffic safety in flood-affected areas, promptly handle incidents, and ensure smooth traffic, especially on main traffic routes.
Commander of the Provincial Military Command, Director of the Provincial Police, Head of the Provincial Border Guard CommandProactively direct the readiness of forces and means to support people in responding to storms, floods after storms, and rescue when requested by the locality. The Provincial Border Guard Command presides over and coordinates with relevant units to deploy the work of counting, guiding, and ensuring safety for ships and vehicles (including tourist boats) operating at sea and along the coast to proactively escape from dangerous areas or return to safe shelters; based on storm developments and forecasts, promptly advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue a sea ban.
Chairman and Director of Irrigation and Hydropower CompaniesOperate and regulate hydroelectric and irrigation dams scientifically, in accordance with practical situations, ensuring absolute safety of works, contributing to flood reduction downstream.
Agencies:Nghe An Newspaper, Radio, Television and other mass media agencies promptly provide information on natural disaster situations and response instructions from authorities, and increase dissemination and guidance on measures and skills to respond to storms, floods, landslides and flash floods for people.
GiDirector of Departments, Heads of branchesAccording to the assigned state management functions, proactively direct and coordinate with localities and relevant units to promptly deploy response and recovery work when natural disasters occur.
Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil DefenseOrganize a duty team to closely monitor the natural disaster situation, proactively direct, inspect, and urge localities to deploy work to prevent, combat, overcome consequences, and limit damage caused by natural disasters; promptly summarize damage, report, and propose to the Provincial People's Committee to direct and handle issues beyond its authority.