UPDATE: Overview of storm prevention and control work No. 5 in Nghe An
On the evening of August 24, Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister was present at the Government's Forward Command Headquarters located at the Military Region 4 Command, Nghe An province to directly command the response to storm No. 5.
Also attending were comrade Tran Duc Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment and members of the Government's working delegation.
The leaders of Military Region 4 include: Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of the Military Region; Major General Doan Xuan Buong - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Military Region.
The leaders of Nghe An province include comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. The leaders of Ha Tinh province include comrades: Nguyen Duy Lam - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Vo Trong Hai - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
According to Nghe An Province Hydrometeorological Station, at 4:00 p.m. on August 24, the center of storm No. 5 was at about 17.6 degrees North latitude; 109.9 degrees East longitude, about 470 km from the mainland of Nghe An province, about 450 km East Southeast of Ha Tinh province. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 13-14 (134-166 km/h), gusting to level 16.
The storm is moving west at a speed of about 20 km/h and is forecast to strengthen further before approaching the mainland. It is forecast that tomorrow evening (August 25), the storm will make landfall in the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri. The disaster risk level has been raised to level 4 (very high) in coastal waters from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri and on the mainland of these provinces when the storm makes landfall. From the afternoon and night of August 24, the sea area of Nghe An province (including Hon Ngu island) will have winds gradually increasing to level 7-9, then increasing to level 10-11, the area near the storm's eye will be strong at level 12-14, gusting to level 16. Waves are 5.0-7m high, near the storm's eye waves are 8-10m high. The sea is rough. Coastal areas of Nghe An province need to be on guard against storm surges of 0.5-1.5m high. High risk of flooding in low-lying coastal areas and river mouths due to big waves and rising water in the afternoon and evening of August 25.
The meteorological agency warns that the weather at sea and in coastal areas during the storm is extremely dangerous and unsafe for any vehicle or structure. Ships, boats, cages, and aquaculture areas are at high risk of capsizing, destruction, and flooding.
Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5.
Afternoon of August 24,Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung- The Provincial Party Secretary personally inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 in coastal localities. Accompanying him were leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and relevant departments, branches and units.
Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 at the Lach Con storm shelter in Quynh Mai ward; the Lach Quen storm shelter in Quynh Phu commune; and inspected the evacuation site in Quynh Mai ward.
Local leaders reported and implemented the directions of the Secretariat, the Prime Minister, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Communes and wards along the coast have been drastically organizing measures to respond to storm No. 5 with the motto "4 on-site".
After listening to the report and inspecting the situation, the Provincial Party Secretary acknowledged and highly appreciated the preparation work to respond to storm No. 5 of the localities; at the same time, he emphasized that this is a storm that is forecast to be very strong, moving quickly, with a very wide and dangerous range and intensity of influence on the sea and land, so we absolutely must not be negligent or subjective.
In that spirit, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung requested all levels, sectors and localities to strictly implement the direction of the Secretariat, the Prime Minister's telegram and the dispatch and direction of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Provincial People's Committee Chairman on focusing on urgent response to storm No. 5.
Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee inspects and urges response to storm No. 5 at grassroots level
Morning of August 24,Comrade Le Hong Vinh- Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, 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 inspected the response to storm No. 5.
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Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh and the working delegation directly inspected storm response work in Cua Lo ward.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested local authorities and functional forces to coordinate closely and resolutely request fishermen to move their boats, rafts and cages to safe places. At the same time, aquaculture households need to be instructed to reinforce and tie them securely to minimize damage when the storm hits.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also noted that, in parallel with ensuring the safety of the vessels, it is necessary to pay attention to protecting the lives of fishermen. Any cases of intentionally staying on ships and boats when the storm comes must be propagated and mobilized to evacuate urgently, resolutely not allowing unfortunate situations to occur.
In the coastal commune of An Chau, a densely populated area with about 43,000 people, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh personally walked along the sea dike to inspect the current situation and listened to reports on storm response preparations from the Party Committee, government and people. This is one of the key areas that is easily affected when a storm makes landfall, because it is densely populated and has many aquaculture households.
Next, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh and the working delegation inspected the preparation for storm No. 5 in Dien Chau commune (established on the basis of merging Dien Chau town and the communes of Dien Hoa, Dien Phuc, Ngoc Bich of Dien Chau district before), one of the most populous coastal communes, with about 63,000 people living in 42 hamlets.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van De inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5.
On the morning of August 24, the working delegation of the People's Committee of Nghe An province led byComrade Nguyen Van De- Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee as head of the delegation inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 at a number of reservoirs and aquaculture areas in the area.
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At the time of inspection, Vuc Mau Lake had a low water level. Vuc Mau Lake management unit was discharging 1 gate with a flow of 72 m3/s. However, according to forecasts, Nghe An is in the direct impact area of storm number 5. Storm number 5 hits at the same time as high tide.Storm No. 5Along with heavy rain, the large amount of water expected to flow in will cause the water level in the lake to rise rapidly.
After the inspection, comrade Nguyen Van De requested the Bac Nghe An Irrigation One Member Limited Liability Company to continue opening one more sluice gate to proactively receive the flood. The company must closely follow the weather developments, the direction of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Environment to have a timely plan to discharge flood to ensure the safety of the reservoir and the downstream area.
Next, the provincial delegation inspected the concentrated aquaculture area in Quynh Mai ward. This area has a total area of 330 hectares. Of which, people are currently raising 80 hectares of shrimp that are about to be harvested.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van De requested sectors and localities to direct aquaculture farmers to organize early harvest before storm No. 5 arrives, to minimize damage.
The delegation also inspected the Mo River system - responsible for draining water to avoid flooding in aquaculture areas.
Thanh Vinh ward leaders "went to every alley, knocked on every door", mobilizing people in old apartment buildings to evacuate urgently before storm No. 5 makes landfall.
Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 5, the authorities of Thanh Vinh ward, Nghe An province have deployed an emergency evacuation plan for more than 1,000 residents living in old, degraded apartment buildings and collective housing areas, to ensure the safety of people's lives.
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It is known that Thanh Vinh ward hasorganized the relocation of more than 1,000 people. Including residents in buildings C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and D2 of the old Quang Trung apartment building. In addition, nearly 300 households in old apartment buildings in the wards of Cua Nam, Hung Binh, Doi Cung, Le Loi (old)... are also forced to leave due to the risk of collapse or flooding when heavy rain and storms occur.