The central region is ready to respond to the storm No. 10 News



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Early in the morning, 2.11, Typhoon Goni entered the South China Sea and became Typhoon No. 10. On the same day, the Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung met with industry ministries to lead the response.

Heavy rains in all central and southern regions

The National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting said that at 4:00 p.m. the same day, the center of Typhoon No. 10 was about 590 km southeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind in the area near the center of strong storms is level 8, equivalent to 60 – 75 km / h, shock level 10. It is forecast that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move towards the west, each hour is 15 to 20 km. At 4:00 pm this afternoon (3.11), the center of the storm was at approximately 15.0 degrees north latitude and 113.8 degrees east longitude, about 260 kilometers southeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind in the area near the center of strong storms is level 8 – level 9, equivalent to 60 – 90 km / h, level 11.

Donation of 2,500 health insurance cards to people in flooded areas

On November 2, the Vietnam Social Insurance Agency (Social Security) said that this week it will organize 5 missions to deliver medical insurance (medical insurance) cards to people in flood-damaged areas in the Central region. The funding to organize these activities is expected to be around 2 billion VND (the level of support for each province or city is 200 million VND). The health insurance card recipient is eligible for household health insurance (but not yet participating) in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Kon. Tum. Each locality has a maximum of 250 health insurance cards issued to people severely damaged by storms and floods.

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Mr. Mai Van Khiem, Director of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasts, said that entering Hoang Sa, Storm No. 10 will be affected by cold air and cold water at the same time, thus continuing to decrease. weak. “The storm forecast directly affects the mainland provinces from Da Nang to Phu Yen, at level 7 – level 8,” Khiem said.

Most worryingly, the rain after Typhoon No. 10 is similar to Typhoon No. 9. The first storm was from November 4-6, starting from Thua Thien-Hue provinces to Phu Yen and the region of North Central Highlands, with rain. 150 – 300 mm / batch. After that, the circulation of the storm that resonates with the impact of cold air will cause showers from Quang Tri to Nghe An on July 5, with rainfall of 300-400mm / wave. “These areas have endured heavy rains for almost a month, so there is a high risk of geological hazards, landslides and landslides,” warned Mr. Khiem.

Focus on the response to landslides

Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong said the heavy rains that spread from Nghe An to most of the central region were a special situation to be careful of in response to Typhoon No. 10. This area has been raining continuously for the last month. Soil and rock have accumulated water and only 100-200mm rain will cause tube flooding, flash flooding, special precautions and preparation are required for this situation. In addition, Mr. Cuong also highlighted the implementation of plans to ensure the safety of dams, especially works with low capacity, degraded or in the repair stage.

In leading the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called on ministries and agencies to continue to closely monitor and coordinate with localities in implementing the response to the 10th storm, not because the storm forecast is not strong but subjective. . The Deputy Prime Minister paid particular attention to preparing to respond to the flash floods and landslides that occur on a large scale like the latest storm, urging localities to continue to proactively screen and evacuate people from dangerous areas. In addition to the public force, the army and the police, the localities are prepared to carry out the means and human resources to respond and support people in any situation; Ensure the reserve of essential goods and needs in the isolated situation of being isolated by floods, flash floods or landslides.

On the same day, the Central Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters, the National Committee for Incident and Disaster Response and Search and Rescue sent communications to the provinces from Nghe An to Khanh Hoa, ministries and branches T .U deployed the response to storms No. 10 at sea and storms on land



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