Prime Minister: Advises people to limit travel during heavy rain and flooding.
The Prime Minister requested that localities affected by Typhoon No. 5 disseminate information and advise people to limit travel during heavy rain and floods; deploy forces to set up checkpoints and assist people in safe traffic; and relocate residents in dangerous areas.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 147 directing efforts to overcome the consequences of Typhoon No. 5 and respond to the floods and heavy rains following the typhoon.
Accordingly, the Prime Minister requested the Secretaries and Chairmen of the People's Committees of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Tri provinces to direct local authorities to base their decisions on the specific situation in each area and develop plans to support the return of people from evacuation areas to their homes in areas where safety has been ensured.
Local authorities are thoroughly evacuating and relocating residents in dangerous areas, especially those prone to deep flooding during heavy rains, areas at risk of flash floods, landslides, and areas with strong currents along rivers and streams. At the same time, they are providing essential support to residents in evacuation areas, especially to poor and disadvantaged households, ensuring that no one lacks food, supplies, or drinking water.
Publicize and advise people to limit travel during heavy rain and floods; deploy forces to set up checkpoints, guide and support people in safe traffic, and prevent people from moving through areas where safety cannot be guaranteed, especially across flooded areas, areas with deep water, strong currents, landslides, or areas at risk of landslides.
The Prime Minister requested the leaders of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Tri provinces to direct the safe operation of irrigation and hydropower dams and dikes, and to proactively develop response plans to ensure the safety of residents in the event of the worst-case scenario (rainfall and floods exceeding design levels), avoiding being caught off guard.
Local authorities are assisting people in repairing damaged houses, providing temporary accommodation for households that lost their homes due to Typhoon No. 5, in accordance with regulations, ensuring that no one is left homeless. At the same time, they must immediately repair damaged schools and medical facilities, completing the repairs within this August.
Restoring power and telecommunications systems damaged by storms and floods.
In addition, the Prime Minister requested the Ministers of National Defense and Public Security to direct Military Region IV and units stationed in the area to deploy necessary forces, vehicles, and equipment, ready to support the people in responding to and quickly overcoming the consequences of storms and floods when requested by local authorities.
The Minister of Industry and Trade directed the Vietnam Electricity Group and related units to focus on implementing measures to ensure the safety of hydropower dams and reservoirs; and to urgently repair the power grid system damaged by storms and floods.
The Minister of Science and Technology directed and urged telecommunications service providers (VNPT, Viettel) to immediately focus on repairing telecommunications systems damaged by Typhoon No. 5, restoring telecommunications signals, and implementing solutions to ensure telecommunications service in areas at risk of heavy rain and flooding, serving disaster response efforts and the daily lives, production, and business activities of the people.
The Prime Minister also requested the Minister of Health to direct the implementation of measures to protect medical facilities and ensure effective medical examination and treatment in localities affected by Typhoon No. 5, preventing any disruption to emergency care and treatment, and ensuring sufficient supply of essential medicines for the people.
The Minister of Construction proactively directed and supported localities in quickly repairing roads damaged by landslides caused by storms and floods, ensuring safe and smooth traffic flow, especially on major transportation routes…
Early morning on August 26th, Typhoon No. 5 weakened into a tropical depression over central Laos.
Earlier, on the evening of August 25th, the eye of Typhoon No. 5 made landfall in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, causing strong winds of level 10, gusting to level 15. The typhoon brought heavy rain to Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Tri, and Hung Yen provinces, with rainfall amounts generally ranging from 200-300 mm. In Ha Tinh province, particularly heavy rain occurred, with total rainfall in 24 hours exceeding 300-400 mm in many areas, especially at some stations such as Song Rac Lake, Thuong Tuy Lake, and Ky Lam Lake (Ha Tinh province), where rainfall measured 500-600 mm.
According to preliminary information, the storm ripped off roofs of houses, public buildings, and educational facilities; knocked down trees and power poles; and caused widespread power outages (in Ha Tinh province, 60 out of 69 wards and communes were without electricity).
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the circulation of Typhoon No. 5 will continue to cause heavy rain today in the mountainous, midland, and lowland areas of Northern Vietnam. Specifically, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh provinces will experience heavy to very heavy rain with rainfall amounts generally ranging from 100-200mm, and in some localized areas exceeding 400mm. There is a particularly high risk of deep flooding, flash floods, landslides, and mudslides, especially in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh provinces.
