Sprint before the strong storm

Bring lobsters and fishing boats to safety

In key lobster farming areas such as Hon Yen (O Loan commune), Xuan Dai bay (Song Cau ward) and Vung Ro (Hoa Xuan commune), in recent days, fishermen have been busy implementing many solutions to protect their assets. From dawn, shrimp farmers in O Loan commune have pulled their cages ashore, scooped shrimps into foam boxes with oxygen, and transported them to Dam Mon ( Khanh Hoa province) or Vung Ro for storage. Ms. Pham Thi Thuyen, a farmer in Nhon Hoi village (O Loan commune), said: "Previously, people only knew how to move their cages deep down to avoid storms. But there were five cages that were thrown ashore, resulting in total loss. This year, we proactively moved the shrimps to a safe place, hoping to reduce the damage."

At the same time, in Song Cau ward, people were also urgently harvesting young lobsters even though they were not yet ready to sell. The local government mobilized forces to support people in tying down cages and guiding them to lower the cages; and at the same time, supported 102 fishing boats to safe shelters.

In the South, Hoa Xuan Commune is also preparing. Vung Ro area, where more than 600 cages and 1,000 workers are concentrated, has cleared the channel and arranged two anchorages. Up to now, 68 fishing boats with 170 workers have returned to take shelter from the storm, only 9 small boats are operating near the shore. The commune authorities coordinated with the Border Guard Station at Vung Ro Port to organize propaganda and mobilize fishermen to go ashore; at the same time, 3 temporary shelters were arranged at the Border Guard Station, Border Control Station and Commune Police Headquarters, with a capacity of more than 200 people.

In Tuy Hoa ward, 150 local fishing vessels have been brought by local people to anchor along the Chua River and Dong Tac fishing port, and small boats have been brought ashore and tied up. Mr. Vo Doc, the owner of a fishing boat in this ward, said: “We proactively brought our boats to anchor along the Chua River. People also tied 3-4 boats together to form large rafts, anchored them on the riverbed and tied ropes to the embankment for safety. This area is far from the estuary, so it will have less wind and be safer for boats.”

Fishermen of O Loan commune bring lobster cages ashore to avoid the storm.

Ready to evacuate people to avoid storms

Not only focusing on coastal areas, localities have also proactively planned to evacuate people in low-lying areas at risk of landslides. Hoa Xuan commune has checked Phuoc Giang, Hiep Dong, and Hao Son villages, prepared canoes and rescue vehicles to be ready to evacuate in case of emergency. Meanwhile, Song Cau ward has planned to evacuate 86 households in areas vulnerable to high tides to schools, offices, and safe houses.

According to the People's Committee of O Loan commune, the whole commune has 3 large aquaculture areas in Hon Yen, An Hai bridge and Lao Mai Nha. Up to now, most households have moved lobster larvae to calmer waters, only about 200/1,000 cages will continue to be moved on November 5. Along with that, 150 local fishing boats have returned to anchor safely at Le Thinh estuary, Tien Chau port and Van Cui creek.

Local leaders have identified the key task of ensuring absolute safety for the people. Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Xuan Commune, said: "The commune has established a Civil Defense Command Committee and 13 shock teams in 13 villages, directly following the area, supporting people in timely response." In Song Cau, the government also maintains 100% of its military personnel, readying vehicles, supplies, rescue and relief following the "4 on-site" motto.

According to Tuy Hoa Ward People's Committee, the ward currently has 305 households/1,187 people (neighborhood 1 Le Duan, neighborhood 2 Le Duan, neighborhood Bach Dang, neighborhood 1 Tran Hung Dao, neighborhood 1 Nguyen Cong Tru) whose houses are near the coast, potentially being directly affected by high tides and tsunami threats. The locality has mobilized these households to proactively evacuate to relatives' houses in safe places or to the concentrated areas arranged by the locality. The ward has also prepared 672 round buoys, 505 life jackets, 2,500 m of rope, 2 canoes, 4 rafts, 20 storm lamps, 153 handheld flashlights, 10 barriers, 53 reflective markers... to be ready to respond.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202511/chay-nuoc-rut-truoc-bao-manh-2e700a6/