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Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong chairs the storm response meeting No. 5 – Photo: CHI TU TU
On the morning of September 17, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention continued to meet to respond to Typhoon No. 5.
Mr. Pham Duc Luan (Director of the Dike Management Department) said that at 6 am on September 17, according to the Border Guard report, there are 511 fishing boats / 3,706 people operating in the danger zone. There are currently 102 ships in the area from Quang Binh to Quang Nam, all of which are aware of the movement of the storm.
“According to forecasts, the storm is moving at a speed of 20km / h. At that speed, small boats are not as fast as the storm, so it is necessary to notify the instructions for the boats to escape the danger zone “- Mr. Luan speak.
According to Mr. Luan, there are 25,400 cages, aquaculture in the sea, 73,000 ha of culture in the sea and lakes. Therefore, it is necessary to urgently fight and limit losses, where it is possible to move to safe areas, not to leave people in cages, watchtowers, in marshes.
Quang Binh to Da Nang provinces have plans to evacuate 295,859 households / 1,177,486 people with typhoon scenarios of level 10, 11. Currently, the provinces continue to review and update their evacuation plans in accordance with actual developments. from the storm.
Military zone 4, military zone 5, Border Guard maintain 256,000 officers, soldiers, 2,600 vehicles of all kinds, the Marine Corps maintains 6 ships in search and rescue service.
Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasts, said Typhoon No.5 this morning had an intensity above level 10, shock level 12. During the last 6 hours, due to the intensified intensity of the subtropical elevation, this storm was faster and tended to deviate towards the south . Daily September 16.
“International stations forecast the highest intensity of Typhoon 12, only Japan forecast a little lower. The National Hydrometeorology Center predicts the above trend, tomorrow at 8-10 am (18:00). -9), late In the afternoon at the latest is the storm that lands tomorrow.
The intensity when the storm reaches land reaches level 10-11, the wind gust is level 13, the strong wind in the sea reaches level 12, the focus of the strong winds on the mainland extends from Quang Binh to Quang Nam. When we go south, we will get closer to the coast faster, “Khiem said.
Khiem said the circulation of the storm would cause rain from tonight until September 18. Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai provinces have heavy to very intense rains with popular rainfall of 200-300mm / hour, in some places over 400mm.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that according to the Border Guard report, there are 511 boats, but through the monitoring of the actual navigation system, there are still 1,200 fishing boats in the danger zone. Therefore, the Border Guard, the Directorate of Fisheries coordinated with the provinces to notify the vehicles to urgently escape from the danger zone.
For transport ships, the transport sector must notify ports, provinces, shipowners of the direction of the storm movement. Prevent a repeat of the situation like storm No. 12 in 2017 in Quy Nhon, 10 passenger ships sank, with great damage.
Localities must check fish cages, aquaculture, and resolutely get people ashore before the storm hits.
Mr. Cuong also requested that by today, the provinces should ban the sea, especially the five main provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam.
At the same time, keep a close eye on storm developments to actively evacuate people in low-lying areas and coastal residential clusters. Keep in mind that you should not be passive, do not panic.
The storm ‘accelerated’ towards Central, the wind gust level 12
