Focus on helping ships avoid Typhoon No. 5.
At an emergency meeting on the afternoon of July 31, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai directed that efforts be focused on helping ships and boats take shelter from Typhoon No. 5 (international name JEBI) entering the East Sea, and that vigilance and thorough preparation be made to respond to the typhoon making landfall, especially the accompanying rainfall.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai directs efforts to prevent and mitigate the effects of Typhoon No. 5.
Photo by VGP/Nguyen Linh
According to the latest report from authorities, as of this afternoon, the storm is located 400 km southeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago, continuing to move in a direction between west and west-northwest, and has intensified to level 8 or 9. Tomorrow, the storm is forecast to strengthen by another level, and around the afternoon and night of August 2nd, it will enter the Gulf of Tonkin, most likely directly affecting the mainland on the night of August 2nd or the early morning of August 3rd.
It is noteworthy that the rain accompanying the storm is quite heavy, potentially comparable to the recent rainfall in the northern region. Some areas will receive around 100 mm, while others will receive up to 300 mm, mainly during the day and night of August 3rd and 4th.
Furthermore, heavy rainfall in Laos over the past 10 days has caused the upper Mekong River to rise rapidly. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting assesses that this year's floods are coming earlier than usual, and water levels on many rivers will be higher than the same period last year by early August.
According to a quick report from the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control, by mid-afternoon today, border guards in the provinces had coordinated with local authorities to inform, count, and guide 35,172 vessels/160,810 people about the storm's developments to proactively take preventive measures. However, two fishing vessels from Quang Binh province are still experiencing problems, and 12 vessels in the danger zone are being guided and assisted to seek shelter from the storm.
Analyzing the situation and identifying the dangerous areas affected by the storm from latitude 14 degrees and above, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested that forces and localities in the region immediately focus on response efforts at sea, counting ships and boats, helping fishermen move to safe shelters, and taking measures to ensure the safety of fishermen on rafts, aquaculture ponds, tourist areas, and seaports.
Particularly concerning with rain accompanied by storms, the Deputy Prime Minister requested provinces to inspect and take measures to ensure the safety of vulnerable areas, residential areas at risk of flash floods and landslides, underground tunnels, and mineral mining tunnels, etc. Regarding reservoirs, water storage should not be allowed in reservoirs that meet safety conditions, especially small reservoirs.
Local authorities should proactively drain excess water to prevent flooding during heavy rains and develop appropriate harvesting plans for rice and other summer-autumn crops.
On August 1st, the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control continued its meeting to update the situation and organized two working groups to go to vulnerable areas to direct disaster prevention and control efforts.
According to Chinhphu.vn - LT
