Helicopters ready to take off at Tuy Hoa airport

On the afternoon of October 27, Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong led a Defense Ministry mission to inspect the response to storm number 9 in Phu Yen province.

Briefing the delegation, Mr. Phan Dinh Phung, vice chairman of the Phu Yen Province People’s Committee, said that the province prioritizes people’s safety, plans to evacuate people in risky areas and should be completed. before 6:00 p.m. on October 27.

At the meeting, Major General Hua Van Tuong, deputy commander of Military Zone 5, said there are still some people in Phu Yen who said the storm did not enter the south of the province but drifted north. “That is very subjective. I suggest that Phu Yen Province has a drastic solution to relocate people to high-risk areas. The Military Region 5 Commander also directs the Phu Yen Provincial Party commander at any cost to advise to the Provincial People’s Committee “. organize relocation, don’t make people subjective, cause people’s death, ”said Mr. Tuong.

Lt. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, examines the response to Storm No. 9 in Phu Yen – Photo: DUY THANH

He also suggested that the province, the Phu Yen border guard, continue to control and review the volume of requested ships, strictly inspect and manage, “to avoid the case of bringing ships but people will not go ashore; strict inspection. Gao , avoid the situation where people at all levels mobilize people to come back and then come back.

Similarly, Major General Pham Van Ty, deputy head of the office of the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue, commented that the understanding of the government and sectors in Phu Yen is good. But to mobilize people, for the lives of the people, it must be drastic. He suggested continuing to carefully inspect and review areas at risk of incidents caused by storms so large that it is difficult for beachfront homes to bear.

Major Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong evaluated the Party committees, authorities and forces that implemented the response to Storm No. 9 well.

However, he also said, “I checked Ro village (Phu Dong district, Tuy Hoa town) and found that the authorities, authorities and forces deployed drastically, thoughtfully, urgently, seriously, but some people it remains subjective in key areas. ”

Mr. Tong Ngoc Sang’s family in Phu Dong neighborhood (Tuy Hoa town) fought against the house and prepared to evacuate the storm – Photo: DUY THANH

General Phuong also said through the report, on the night of October 27, there were 15 Phu Yen ships that had not yet entered a safe haven, the forces necessary to quickly guide these ships to a shelter. He also emphasized the experience in the central provinces in the past that many people died from staying in boats, sneaking back in cages to raise shellfish after being moved to shore to avoid storms.

Regarding the military force, Mr. Phuong emphasized that it is a combat mission, to generate determination in the cadres and soldiers, including the militia force.

According to information at 5:30 p.m. on October 27 from the Phu Yen Province People’s Committee, the 3,400 people who raise shellfish in cages in Song Cau City came ashore to avoid storms; 60 people from Vung Ro agricultural area (Dong Hoa City) are being transferred to the coast, otherwise they will be coerced. All towns in Phu Yen province plan to evacuate people in critical areas when the situation occurs.