Warning about information vulnerability

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - The fact that many people in Nghe An province panicked and ran up the mountain on the night of July 27 because of the rumor "Ban Ve Hydropower Dam broke" spread on social networks attracted public attention and attention. Only when the person in charge at Ban Ve Hydropower Plant officially announced that this was false information, did many people breathe a sigh of relief.

The spirit of proactive evacuation to avoid floods in residential communities is very valuable. However, proactive evacuation does not mean collective fleeing without knowing what uncertainties such fleeing may bring.

To effectively prevent and combat natural disasters, in recent years we have built a natural disaster warning system that reaches communities through the grassroots radio system, zalo groups, fanpages, text messages on phones... These information channels broadcast official information from authorities to warn and advise people, not a certain social network account that can do this instead.

However, people became panicked by the baseless information on social networks, and spontaneously took action to run to the mountains. Can anyone be sure that the worst will not happen during this process of moving people and property?

Thanh Hoa also has many large irrigation and hydroelectric dams. In the operation of reservoirs and inter-reservoirs, there are very specific and strict regulations. The discharge of floodwaters from reservoirs must be carried out according to procedures, in which the reservoir management agency will inform in writing to the authorities of the affected localities so that people can have a response plan. Along with that, the dams have equipment to monitor, evaluate and warn of safety levels, so that the management agency can grasp it early to issue notices and reports.

Disaster prevention is not only about preventing rising water and strong winds, but also about preventing false information. Each rainy and stormy season is therefore a test of management capacity and response to urgent situations, in which information plays a very important role. We have just entered the rainy and stormy season of 2025, and according to forecasts, the rainy and stormy situation will continue to develop complicatedly in the coming months. Therefore, from the false rumor of "Ban Ve Hydropower Dam Break", it requires functional agencies, authorities, local disaster prevention, search and rescue and civil defense command committees, and each community to take measures to "plug" information gaps, so that similar false rumors do not occur, ensuring ideological stability and social security and order.

Wisdom

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/canh-bao-ve-lo-hong-thong-tin-256430.htm