Hai Phong proposes to stop receiving tourists at Cat Hai, Do Son from noon today

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7:00 a.m. on July 18, storm No. 1 (Talim) was in the northern Gulf of Tonkin, about 140km east-southeast of Mong Cai (Quang Ninh), and about 250km east of Hai Phong.

At an online meeting with relevant ministries, branches and 27 provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Nghe An on proactive response to storm No. 1, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho - Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee requested the city's departments, branches and People's Committees of districts to continue to review and closely monitor vehicles and boats at sea, and grasp the coordinates of vehicles in operation...

For Cat Hai district and Do Son district from 12:00 on July 17, the Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee proposed to stop receiving tourists . At the same time, Hai Phong plans to ban the sea at 21:00 on July 17.

Cat Hai District (Hai Phong) has temporarily suspended all sightseeing, entertainment, and swimming activities in the bays of Cat Ba archipelago and at local beaches from 12:00 on July 17. (Illustration photo)

Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho requested the Department of Construction of Hai Phong City to direct the Hai Phong Drainage Company Limited to review and prepare plans to ensure drainage in urban areas in case of heavy rain. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development directed localities and units to organize the protection of agricultural and aquatic production; inspect and reinforce dyke and irrigation works, strengthen dyke inspections and proactively handle any incidents that may arise from the first hour...

According to a quick report from the Command Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Hai Phong City, by 6:00 a.m. on July 17, the Command of Hai Phong Border Guard coordinated to count and notify 1,918 vehicles/6,014 workers, 156 cages/342 workers, 4 watchtowers/5 workers that were operating and anchored about the storm's developments to proactively prevent...

Bach Long Vi district has mobilized forces and means to prepare for storm prevention and control; checked and ensured food reserves; deployed storm prevention and control for ships and boats; regularly counted ships operating at sea and anchored in ports...

Cat Hai district directed to temporarily suspend tourism activities in bays of Cat Ba archipelago from 12:00 on July 17, 2023; organize counting, call on boats and fishermen to safe shelters, organize anchoring instructions for boats and ships, maintain rescue forces and vehicles... As of 6:00 on July 17, 2023, there were about 9,600 tourists staying on Cat Ba island.

In Quang Ninh, Mr. Vu Van Dien, Vice Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee, said that as soon as information about storm No. 1 was received, Quang Ninh province reviewed the number of boats in the province (especially offshore boats), maintained regular contact with vehicles to inform about the direction of the storm to proactively leave the dangerous area. At the same time, the locality organized to reinforce aquaculture cages and relocate workers on the cages to shore.

By the morning of July 17, 231 offshore vessels had returned to anchorage and shelter, 5,774 nearshore vessels operating along the coast had anchored at fishing ports and sheltered areas in the province, a number of vessels currently operating had returned and were anchoring at sheltered areas and sheltered areas in the province and Cat Ba and Do Son fishing ports (Hai Phong). The entire Quang Ninh province has 14,502 aquaculture cages, all of which have been reinforced and people brought ashore since the afternoon of July 16.

In addition, Quang Ninh province has reviewed areas at risk of landslides and flooding to implement prevention and safety plans, monitor water levels of reservoirs, and prepare plans to ensure reservoir safety in case of prolonged rain; control tourist boats, transport passengers and the number of passengers to the islands, and proactively inform tourists about storm situations.

On the other hand, Quang Ninh province organizes to bring tourists from coastal tourist areas back to the mainland safely, and prepares forces and means to provide support and rescue when situations arise.

According to information from the People's Committee of Co To district (Quang Ninh), the district promptly informed residents and tourists about the storm's developments and promptly dispatched 42 ships to bring more than 8,000 passengers back to the mainland.

Nguyen Hue

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