Before Typhoon 13 was considered a continent-wide hurricane, everyone living in dangerous areas had to move, from an 84-year-old grandmother to a one-month-old baby. In the late afternoon of November 14, the evacuation of people in Quang Tri Province continued. In many coastal towns in this province, the authorities and authorities practice at the level of taking people to safety.
83-year-old grandmother before typhoon No. 13: “Never a storm and flood like a nun”
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The fishermen lie on the shore to avoid the storm.
Mr. Dang Tan Thanh, Vice Chairman of H. Ly Son (Quang Ngai) People’s Committee, said that due to the influence of Typhoon No. 13, from 9 am to 11/14, the island had appeared strong winds of 8- 9, rough seas with high waves. 4 to 5 m, very heavy rain.
Although the storm has not yet made landfall, Typhoon No. 13 has been strong and is considered nothing less than Typhoon No. 9. Along with the relocation of people, the Ly Son People’s Committee has prohibited all ships from leaving. to sea, bringing more than 600 ships. Fish, passenger ships, cargo ships, canoes and seafood rafts to anchored ports minimize damage.
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At the Trieu An Commune Health Station (Trieu Phong District), one of the concentrated evacuation sites in this coastal commune, some 50 people are sheltering, mainly the elderly, children and women. There are older people here like Ms. Nguyen Thi Thi (84 years old), Ms. Tran Thi Manh (83 years old), and there are also babies just over 1 month old. Ms. Le Thi Binh (Tuong Van Village, Trieu An Commune) reported in advance about the hurricane, she was mobilized by the government and border guards early in the morning, she and 2 small children, including a baby Newborns A little over 1 month old, they boarded a military vehicle to take refuge in the medical post in the Trieu An commune.
To avoid storms, Quang Tri has relocated a total of 8,258 households with 21,352 people. Starting at 7:00 p.m. on November 14, all the people of Quang Tri were advised not to take to the streets to ensure safety.
Typhoon No. 13 of Ha Tinh Sea Seminary to Thua Thien-Hue, Wind Gust Level 12
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Da Nang also evacuated nearly 26,500 people from nearly 7,700 households in its evacuation plan of 92,000. For 41 tower cranes from 24 projects, it was lowered to the lowest level and supported against the floor and column with a solid level of 3 times as prescribed.
From the afternoon of November 14, it started to rain in Da Nang and the wind got stronger when it got dark. Da Nang City has also blocked high-altitude bridges in the afternoon of the same day, with no people or vehicles crossing the bridge to ensure safety.
Functional Forces Reinforce Cam Nhuong Embankment (Cam Xuyen District, Ha Tinh Province)
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The streets of Da Nang were empty and they held their breath before Hurricane 13 hit.
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In Quang Nam, until 5:00 p.m. on the same day, the competent force moved to relocate about 72,000 homes in the province located in danger of danger to a safe place to prevent typhoon 13. In mountainous areas with high potential From landslides, the province has evacuated 10,000 homes in 93 high-risk sites. Mr. Phan Viet Cuong, Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee, said he will focus on sending the frail elderly and houses at risk of collapse to schools and military camps to take shelter from the storm; Those who do not comply with the evacuation will be heavily coerced.
Thua Thien-Hue province has also relocated 21,291 households with 70,780 people in dangerous and critical areas, and households with weak houses, elderly, alone to a safe place.
Quang Binh has 107 points at risk of landslide before Typhoon No. 13 landed.
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In particular, Ha Tinh moved more than 17,600 people. Talk to PV YouthMr. Pham Trung Thanh, secretary of the Nghi Xuan (Ha Tinh) District Youth Union, said that on the morning of November 14, this unit mobilized all members of the youth union in 17 communes in the area to help people to struggle with their homes and homes. sending more than 2,000 people in critical areas to storm shelters. Particularly in Cam Nhuong commune (Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh province), on the morning of November 14, this town also mobilized more than 200 people to use gabions to temporarily reinforce the Cam Nhuong embankment, the stretch passing through the town. Hainan was hit by the waves, causing severe landslides due to the floods that occurred earlier. The Ha Tinh Border Guard Command also mobilized 43 ships, boats, cars and 600 officers and soldiers ready to respond to situations when Typhoon No. 13 landed.
The Quang Tri Border Guard force helps the people of Trieu An Commune (Trieu Phong, Quang Tri) fight their homes before storms
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Meanwhile, according to the report of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Command in Quang Binh Province, there are currently 107 points with high risk of landslides; It affects 4,019 households / 14,767 people. There are 108 households / 438 people in Minh Hoa, Tuyen Hoa, Quang Ninh districts that have been relocated before Storm 13. To avoid storms, local authorities continued to organize the relocation of 231 households / 953 and in the districts: Le Thuy, Minh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Tuyen Hoa and the city of Ba Don. In addition, Quang Binh has implemented a response plan, ready to relocate people from dangerous areas, coastal areas and estuaries; 20,290 households / 76,069 people are expected to relocate in the event of an emergency with Typhoon levels 12-13.
Typhoon No. 13: Over a month old and the first hurricane in Quang Tri
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9/13 storms hit Vietnam
Synthesis: Hoang Son – Graphics: Hong Son
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