The Prime Minister personally inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 at Cua Lo port and Nghi Quang storm shelter and anchorage area.
On the evening of August 24, after a meeting with localities, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh personally inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 in localities in Nghe An province.
Also attending were comrades of the Party Central Committee: Tran Duc Thang - Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien - Deputy Minister of National Defense and members of the Government's working delegation..Also attending were Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of Military Region 4; Major General Doan Xuan Buong - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Military Region 4.
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.
Faced with the situation of storm No. 5 with very strong intensity, high level of natural disaster risk, and complicated developments that will directly affect the mainland of the Central provinces, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh decided to establish a Forward Command Center headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha to direct storm prevention and control work.
On the evening of August 24, at the Government's Forward Command Headquarters located at the Military Region 4 Command, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held an urgent meeting with local leaders in person and online to direct the response to storm No. 5. Immediately after the meeting, the Prime Minister personally inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 at Cua Lo port and Nghi Quang anchorage and storm shelter area.
At Cua Lo Port, the Prime Minister requested the evacuation of people on boats and aquaculture cages to safe places. Those who do not comply will be forced to ensure the safety of people's lives.
At the same time, measures must be taken to ensure people's property and prevent ship collisions and explosions. Absolutely, resolutely, no ships must be allowed to set sail.
Directly inspecting the Nghi Quang storm shelter area (Trung Loc commune), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested Party committees, authorities and forces to propagate and mobilize people not to stay on boats, rafts and aquaculture cages; and to quickly go ashore to ensure safety of life.
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The Prime Minister also visited and encouraged the forces on duty to help people and prevent and respond to storm No. 5; at the same time, he requested the mobilization of forces to support people in implementing necessary measures, anchoring safely, including pulling boats ashore to limit sinking. In reality, many boats are still unsafe even after being anchored when there is a big storm.
"Absolutely do not be subjective or negligent. Continue to lead and direct closely. We must be resolute, regular, and decisive, with the goal of putting people's lives first and foremost. Saving people and not letting them die is the highest goal; minimizing damage to people's and community's property; quickly overcoming the consequences immediately after the storm ends; contributing to the people of the whole country celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country," the Prime Minister emphasized.
The Prime Minister requested that press agencies increase communication, update information every hour and increase guidance for people on how to prevent, combat and respond to storms.
