Willingness to evacuate more than 500,000 people to avoid storm No. 5 | News

09/16/2020 Vietnam



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The storm made landfall with strong winds from 10 to 11, coastal waves from 3 to 5 m high

This afternoon, September 16, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention held a meeting with the ministries and branches to discuss and implement Storm Response Plan No. 5.

Information at the conference, Mr. Mai Van Khiem, Director of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasts, said that Typhoon No.5 had very fast and complicated developments.

The active storm Mar 5 has many factors for the storm to continue to strengthen, such as the favorable circulation above the storm, the sea water temperature of 30 to 31 degrees Celsius.

Typhoon No. 5 forecast from international hydrometeorological stations is fairly consistent in intensity and timing of landing. The US Naval Meteorological Agency, Hong Kong and Japan forecast the strongest storm at level 12. Forecasting at current speed, the storm will enter the mainland provinces on the afternoon of September 18.

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Typhoon number 5 forecast road map

Source: National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasts.
Mr. Mai Van Khiem said, he forecasts that the areas directly affected by Typhoon No. 5 with strong winds of level 10 – level 11 and level 13 are the provinces from Quang Binh to Da Nang. The storm is most powerful when it is about 100 km from the central coast, with the strongest possible wind up to grade 12. The circulation of this storm is very wide, so the provinces from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai are affected.
Due to the influence of Typhoon No. 5, heavy rains will be concentrated in the northern and central central provinces with popular rainfall of 200 to 300 mm. In particular, areas from Quang Tri to Thua Thien – Hue province can rain up to 300 – 400 mm. Mountainous areas are at very high risk of landslides and flash floods, while urban areas face flooding. The highest forecast for ocean waves due to the impact of Typhoon No. 5 is 5-7 m off the central provinces, the north and central coast is 3-5 m.

Detailed scenarios of evacuation of the population to each commune

Mr. Tran Quang Hoai, Director General of the General Department for Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters (MARD), said that the typhoon landed at the time of the highest tide, causing great destruction. In addition to the ships, boats, and lagoons in coastal and central coastal aquaculture, there are also many critical lakes and dams that can be affected by storms.

Currently, the reservoir capacity in this area continues to withstand the 200mm precipitation throughout the wave. There are 55 damaged lakes in the Central Region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed the town not to store water.

The central provinces, especially Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, have 98,000 hectares of seasonal rice that need special protection.

According to Mr. Tran Quang Hoai, for the scenario of strong storms of level 10, impact level 13, the Central Steering Committee for the prevention of natural disasters has coordinated with the localities to be prepared for evacuation situations of more than 100,000 . households with more than 500,000 inhabitants have detailed scenarios for each commune.




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