VN: People’s hearts are in the ‘belly of the storm’ before ‘hurricane’ No. 9

Faced with many forecasts for Molave ​​storms with the equivalent power of Typhoon Damrey 2017, people in the Central region held their breath and prayed before Hurricane 9 had just touched down this afternoon.

Nguyen Huynh Son, from Phu My district, Binh Dinh province, told the BBC on the morning of October 28:

“I just hope the storm passes quickly, people have suffered so much pain for a year. Last night, my family waited for the storm because they heard the whistle of the wind. Many people in the coastal area, temporary houses are not strong enough to harbor”. Other houses have no conditions, they have very fragile foundations and love roofs so they will not be able to withstand this storm, I just hope they are safe.

Response to BBC News in Vietnamese on October 28 from Quang Ngai, Mr. Pham The update:

“Since 8:00 this morning, the storm has subsided to level 12, but in many places, high winds knocked down trees, signs, and roofs and tiled roofs blew. Flipped like paper.”

On his personal Facebook, journalist Ky Mai from Hoi An said that people in his hometown help each other. He also allowed the couple and their children to take refuge: “Compassion is not afraid of storms. But storms, please be calm, a lot of people in the Central region are still … hiding in the basement!” he wrote.

In updating with the BBC on the morning of October 28, Mr. Pham The said that Quang Ngai’s hometown was raining heavily, that the wind was whistling violently. Some families and friends of his in an area near the sea like Sa Ky, many houses had their roofs blown off, the billboards were inactive.

“A district like Binh Son, where he lived in the wind, started howling, shaking and pulling, people hid in the house, holding their breath and waiting for the storm. ready to fly, wobbly. “

Mr. The added that to ensure the safety of the electrical and electricity system in Quang Ngai, the load is being cut, most of the districts are losing power on a large scale. Consequently, in many areas of Quang Ngai City, Binh Son, Son Tinh, Tu Nghia, Mo Duc, Duc Pho, and the Ly Son Islands District, power was completely lost. “The iron and steel welcome gate on Le Loi Street and the BTS Vinaphone booth in Pho Khanh commune in Duc Pho district collapsed, luckily no one was killed in the incident,” The said.

The Tuoi Tre newspaper quoted Mr. Nguyen Xuan Cuong, deputy director of the central search and rescue and flood prevention department, as saying at 11:30 this morning that Storm No. 9 had touched down.

Dr Nguyen Ngoc Huy, an independent forecasting expert, said that on Facebook, Molave’s personal Facebook is a very strong storm when it receives the most favorable conditions to become storm ‘Cuong Phong’ (typhoon) .

Updated the latest forecast:

“The center of the storm is now about 50-60 km from the mainland east of the Quang Ngai coast. The center of the storm is expected to reach the coast in about 1-2 hours and is likely to decrease by 1 or 2 levels. The satellites from 01:00 am to 4:00 am show a broken cloud structure in the tail after the storm. This has also been mentioned in previous reports, with little hope, but fortunately, it can be reduced in energy this way. “

“The Central Region Rescue Team received 2449 calls for help during the arrival of the storm. Most of the cases have houses whose roof has been blown up even though the center of the storm has not entered. This is the reason which is why I constantly called for evacuation before the storm. At this point, even the rescue team couldn’t get out on the street, “said Mr. Huy.

The rapid report on the response to storm No. 9 in Quang Ngai province said that at 9 am this morning, the center of the storm has not entered, but in Quang Ngai, 314 have been exposed and damaged.

Quang Nam people said that during the last night, every 15 minutes, the village loudspeaker broadcast an emergency bulletin called “hurricane number 9” long enough to see the severity of this storm.

On his personal Facebook, journalist Ky Mai in Cam Thanh, Hoi An updated the situation and said that he was still safe, but the area of ​​his home was cut off, the wind was still strong, the waves rose very high:

“The axis of the Bach Dang Road in the ancient city of Hoi An was flooded, although last night it did not rain much. The water level of the Thu Bon River has risen by about 50 cm. And it is likely to sink into the water tank when the sea is no longer strong enough. Right. “

Nguyen Huynh Son, from Phu My district, Binh Dinh province, told the BBC on the morning of October 28:

“My family is fine now, with heavy rain and strong winds. When on land, the center of the storm will have a terrible tornado and the areas close to the center of the storm, like my hometown, will have south-north winds, and Quang Nam will have According to the forecast, around 12 noon this day the storm will come, it will rest a little and then it will tear away everything it goes through and it will have quite a strength! This is the experience I have because I have been living in the navel! “.

“The storms at night are even fiercer. The storms hit when the water is rotten, the trees will appear. Yesterday, there were coastal homes, temporary houses that had to be tunnelled,” he added.

From Kon Tum, Ms Nguyen Thanh Trang updated to the BBC: “The storm is very strong, the streets are empty, some trees have also fallen on the road. All the floods in north central Vietnam are now central storms. South Vietnam, in Kon Tum people are experiencing storms. “

Consequently, the Kon Tum Department of Education and Training also reported that, prior to the complicated development of Storm No. 9, more than 160,000 students were completely absent from school for 2 days.

Taking advantage of the development of social networks, many experts and officials in Maritime Climate Change and Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters and people have continuously updated and warned the situation of storm No. 9.

On the Facebook page, Mr. Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasts, warned people not to leave their homes when the wind was calm.

“People of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh: At noon there will be no wind, absolutely do not go out. The wind will be strong again,” warned the deputy director of the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Center.

Also on his personal Facebook page, expert Nguyen Ngoc Huy constantly updates the forecast:

“At approximately 4:00 am this morning (October 28), the coastal area from Binh Dinh to Quang Nam will have very strong winds with heavy rain. Around 7:00 am on October 28, the center of the The storm will be about 30-50 km from the coast. East of the Quang Ngai Sea Area, the center of the storm will arrive approximately 1.5-2 hours later, the wind speed at that time can reach 150- 170 km / h. Although the storm may subside by 1 level, the wind from the storm will remain strong. It set a record for the strength of a storm moving into Vietnam. ”

He noted: “After the center of the storm, there will be about 30 minutes of silence in the center of the storm. After that, the storm changes the wind and becomes stronger. Most of the damage is caused by the rear wind from the storm. People can’t get in or out this time. “

To prepare for the storms, many villagers built shelters and reinforced metal roofs. On social media, many people took pictures of them using sandbags and plastic bags filled with water on the roof. Someone also used rope, bamboo stakes, and many other devices to tie the door. Some people wrote their names on the ceiling so that if the storm receded, they could be found again.

In Da Nang, a number of hotels and shopping malls on the main roads have relied not only on wooden piles, iron bars, but also on the rental of containers, trucks, tankers, … to avoid storms. turn off the glass door system.

Journalist Nguyen Duc Hien wrote on his personal Facebook: “For the villagers, each sheet is also a valuable item. Knowing that a house will collapse, corrugated iron, still need to temporarily cover the place to avoid rain and sun after Storm. “.

This morning Typhoon No. 9 approached Quang Nam – Quang Ngai with the strongest winds of 115-135 km / h at the center of the storm, causing heavy rain and strong winds.

On Facebook, many people posted the status line: “I hope heaven and earth are light!” to wish people in the navel storm.

Dr. Cao Xuan Minh shared, “I wish storms would degrade quickly when they land. Most fearful people in coastal areas, eager to damage their property, animals jump when the storm is calm and windy and then recover. of the code. Hurricane against the wind again “.

Journalist Ky Mai shared on Facebook: “An overnight sleepless night. The neighbor Mr. Oa took his father and family to evacuate the previous afternoon. The garden is not empty, the house on level 4 is super messy. Compassion is not afraid of storms. But, thunderstorms, please relax, the people of Central Vietnam still have a lot of people … hiding in the basement! “wrote journalist Ky Mai.

The journalist said that people in his hometown helped each other. He also allowed the couple and their children to take refuge: “Compassion is not afraid of storms or storms. But please ease your hands in storms, many people in the Midwest are … hiding in the basement “. he wrote.

Nguyen Ngoc Mai, who lives in Saigon, a native of Hoi An, told the BBC:

“Thanks to the social network, I keep track of the experts and journalists who constantly update the storm situation to notify my parents off the field because the information is faster on television. Like a flood in Le Thuy, Quang Binh. Many of my friends in Saigon who have parents in their hometown also told them to shelter and prepare food, and I went online to search and rescue. Just pray for peace through this storm because people are struggling. translation and now stress against storms and floods “.