Fishing village near the Lam River urgently relocated to avoid Typhoon No. 5.
Hoai Thu•August 24, 2025 18:27
Residents of Hoa Lam fishing village, Truong Vinh ward (Nghe An province) proactively pulled their boats ashore and reinforced their houses. The authorities helped relocate households, especially the elderly and children, to safe places before typhoon No. 5 made landfall.
Around 4:30 PM on August 24th, heavy rain began in Truong Vinh ward. In Hoa Lam residential area, authorities and residents started moving boats to higher ground in preparation for Typhoon No. 5. More than 35 boats of various sizes in Hoa Lam residential area have been moved to higher ground. (Photo: Hoai Thu)According to Ms. Hoang Thi Tuyet, Secretary of the Thuan Hoa Block Party Branch, the Hoa Lam residential cluster was formerly Hoa Lam hamlet in Hung Hoa commune (old). After the merger of the commune-level administrative units, Hoa Lam hamlet became a residential cluster of Thuan Hoa block, Truong Vinh ward. This cluster has more than 60 households who have been making a living from fishing along the Lam River for generations. Following directives from higher authorities regarding the prevention and control of Typhoon No. 5, the local government is currently prioritizing the relocation of the elderly and children to the ward's health station. Youth groups remain and are mobilized to assist the local authorities in typhoon prevention and control, and reinforcing houses. Depending on the specific situation, relocation may be carried out later. Photo: Hoai ThuThe Hoa Lam residential area has more than 30 boats of various types. By late afternoon on August 24th, all the boats had been pulled ashore by the residents, secured, and anchored firmly. Photo: Hoai ThuResidents of Hoa Lam hamlet proactively reinforced and secured their roofs, removed items easily blown away by strong winds, and moved and hung their belongings and items in higher positions. Photo: Hoai ThuMilitia and urban order forces helped relocate elderly and infirm residents of Hoa Lam hamlet to safe areas to avoid the storm. In the photo: Mrs. Hoang Thi Sanh - the wife of a war invalid (her husband passed away more than a year ago), who is seriously ill and unable to move, is being taken by authorities to a medical station to avoid the storm. Photo: Hoai ThuAccording to the Truong Vinh ward authorities, all elderly people, children, and women will be evacuated to safe locations before 8 PM tonight (August 24th). Photo: Hoai ThuThe Hoa Lam residential area mostly has houses right on the edge of the Lam River. On the afternoon of August 24th, the river's water level was almost reaching the surface of the village's internal roads. Photo: Hoai ThuOur observations in the Hoa Lam residential area show that more than 60 households are very proactive in storm prevention and control, complying with the guidance of the local authorities with the motto "prevention is better than cure." "Ward officials and neighborhood officials remind us regularly. We also recognize the seriousness of the storm, so we are rushing to bring our boats ashore. Since our house is near the edge of the Lam River, my family will also relocate and stay with relatives in a higher, drier place until the storm is over," said Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh, a resident of Hoa Lam. (Photo: Hoai Thu)
