Vinh City trims trees before storm number 2 makes landfall

(Baonghean.vn) - 44 streets in the city had trees trimmed. Due to the urgent time, trees at high risk of breaking were prioritized first.

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On the afternoon of July 16, Vinh City Green Park Joint Stock Company mobilized dozens of employees and 2 trucks divided into 2 teams to go down the streets to trim trees.

“We will prune 44 streets in the city. However, due to the urgent time, we are afraid that we will not be able to finish before tonight, so we will prioritize streets with many old trees such as Phan Dinh Phung, Phong Dinh Cang, Tran Phu….” - said a company official.

Phan Dinh Phung Street with a series of ancient trees being prioritized for pruning. Photo: Tien Hung

The tree workers also prioritized pruning the parasol tree - a tree commonly planted on the streets that is at high risk of breaking due to its brittle trunk. Then, they moved on to trees with large canopies such as the soapberry and the banyan tree.

According to records, on some streets such as Phan Dinh Phung, a series of ancient trees are located close to rows of busy shops. The tree canopy is dozens of meters high, covering many shops. Meanwhile, heavy rain and tangled electric wires make pruning difficult.

Many old trees are located close to the shops and are at risk of falling. Photo: Tien Hung

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, as of 1:00 p.m. on July 16, the center of storm No. 2 - storm Talas is only 290 km from the coast of Nghe An, at coordinates 18.2 north latitude, 108.6 east longitude. The strongest wind speed is 90 km/h, equivalent to level 9, gusting to level 11, level 12. In the next 6 hours, the storm will move in a West-Northwest direction.

Meteorological experts predict that around tonight (July 16) and early tomorrow morning (July 17), the storm will approach the coast of Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh. It is expected that at 4am on July 17, storm Talas will make landfall at level 8-9.

However, the storm may arrive as early as 1am and as late as 7am. The storm circulation will cause heavy rain in the North and North Central regions on July 16-18. In particular, Nghe An will have a total rainfall of up to 250 - 350 mm.

Heavy rain and tangled electric wires made pruning difficult. Photo: Tien Hung

Tien Hung