Heavy rain causes landslides along the Bo River, Quang Dien commune

Accordingly, the Hue City Civil Defense Command requested agencies, units, and localities in Hue City to focus on preventing, avoiding, and responding to rain, floods, flash floods, and landslides.

Heads of departments, agencies, and chairpersons of commune and ward People's Committees should proactively monitor closely the forecast and developments of rain and floods, promptly directing and implementing response work according to the "four on-the-spot" principle within their assigned tasks and authority, avoiding passivity and surprises, minimizing damage to people's and the State's property; inspect, review, and withdraw all forces from areas at risk of flash floods and landslides to ensure safety.

Units, localities and people regularly monitor and update developments of heavy rain on mass media (Hue-S, Facebook, the city's disaster prevention and control information page, the city's Hydrometeorological Station) to proactively prevent, avoid and respond to rain, floods, flash floods and landslides.

The People's Committees of communes and wards shall continue to urgently implement response plans for each type of natural disaster (floods, inundation, landslides) according to the "four on-the-spot" principle; urgently evacuate and relocate people to safe places according to the approved plan, prioritizing the safety of vulnerable groups (pregnant women, the elderly, children, and people with disabilities).

People are advised to limit travel on rivers and lakes when the water is flowing rapidly; absolutely no private vehicles are allowed to travel on rivers, lakes, canals, etc., if they are not safe and do not have sufficient safety equipment (life jackets, lifebuoys, flotation devices).

Owners of irrigation and hydropower dams and reservoirs are organizing 24/7 duty shifts and continuing to strictly implement reservoir operation to ensure water levels comply with regulations stipulated in Decision 1606/QD-TTg dated November 13, 2019, of the Prime Minister on the issuance of the inter-reservoir operation procedure on the Huong River basin and the approved reservoir operation procedure, ensuring the safety of the structures and downstream areas.

The City Military Command, the City Police and localities are ready with rescue forces and vehicles to promptly deploy rescue when required. Relevant units and localities organize a serious 24/24 duty, promptly report arising issues to the City Civil Defense Command, the Department of Agriculture and Environment and implement the reporting regime according to regulations; to promptly report to the Chairman of the City People's Committee, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee in charge of sudden and arising issues.

TAM ANH

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