Storm No. 13 (Kalmaegi) is about to make landfall, Gia Lai will close roads from 5:00 p.m. today

Bão số 13 (Kalmaegi) sắp đổ bộ, Gia Lai cấm đường từ 17h hôm nay- Ảnh 1. — Scene of the meeting of the Gia Lai Provincial Forward Command Headquarters

Accordingly, super typhoon No. 13 with a strength of level 14, gusting to level 17 - an especially dangerous level - will make landfall in Gia Lai this evening (November 6). Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee requests all residents in the eastern part of the province (former Binh Dinh area) to stay off the streets from 3:30 p.m., and prohibits all vehicles from traveling on the streets from 5 p.m. today.

On the afternoon of November 6, the Gia Lai Provincial Forward Command held a meeting to deploy response work to storm No. 13.

Regarding the evacuation of people, up to now, localities have basically completed the evacuation of people in two forms: concentrated and interleaved. Regarding the response to flooding, according to the evacuation plan to respond to flood water levels from alert level 3 to below alert level 3 + 1m, the whole province has 1,050 households with 3,455 people needing to be evacuated.

Bão số 13 (Kalmaegi) sắp đổ bộ, Gia Lai cấm đường từ 17h hôm nay- Ảnh 3. — Strong winds caused trees to fall in Quy Nhon ward.

The functional forces are assigned to be on duty and guide traffic safety at culverts, spillways, deep flooded areas, and fast-flowing water such as routes DT.640, DT.629, DT.633 (Cho Gom - De Gi), DT.636...

The Provincial Party Committee has established a provincial-level forward command post, assigning comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Military Command and the Provincial Police to be in charge of specific areas. The armed forces have been on duty with 100% of their personnel since the night of November 5, with 8,770 people on duty in key, high-risk areas.

Bão số 13 (Kalmaegi) sắp đổ bộ, Gia Lai cấm đường từ 17h hôm nay- Ảnh 4. — People of Tuy Phuoc Tay commune have been evacuated to safety.

Regarding the situation of fishing boats, all fishing boats in the province have received information about storm No. 13. As of 10:00 a.m. on November 6, there were 196 boats with 1,100 fishermen operating at sea; currently, there are no fishing boats in the storm's affected area. All have safely anchored on islands in the Truong Sa archipelago. The Provincial People's Committee has issued a ban on going to sea from 5:00 p.m. on November 5 until the final announcement about the storm.

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan requested the forces to clarify the deployment plan at each station, and at the same time review and adjust the military and police forces to ensure suitability with the actual situation.

For areas at high risk of flooding, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested to continue inspections. If safety is not guaranteed when the flood peak rises, it is necessary to urgently evacuate people to safe places, especially households with level 4 houses and houses with corrugated iron roofs. Localities need to continue to survey and update the situation to promptly evacuate when necessary.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized the spirit of direction is to be proactive, prevent at the highest level, be ready to respond in all situations, not to let human losses occur, with the motto of action "prevent further than forecast" to ensure absolute safety for the people.

Minh Trang

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