Meeting to deploy response to storm No. 7

On the morning of November 6, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that storm YINXING was near the East Sea with a level 13 intensity, gusting to level 16; on the morning of November 8, storm YINXING entered the eastern sea of the North East Sea and became storm number 7 in 2024.

At 1:00 p.m. on November 8, the center of the storm was at about 18.4 degrees North latitude; 118.3 degrees East longitude in the eastern sea of the North East Sea, wind force 14, gusting to level 17, moving in the West Southwest direction, speed 15km/h. Forecast: At 1:00 p.m. on September 9, the wind force was at level 13-14, gusting to level 17 in the North East Sea, about 420km northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The storm is expected to make landfall in the central region on the night of November 12 and early morning of November 13.

According to the report of the Border Guard Command as of 11:00 a.m. on November 8, 2024, 69,704 vehicles/312,506 people have been counted and instructed on the developments and direction of the storm, including 87 ships/582 people (Nghe An 24 ships, Quang Nam 01 ship, Quang Ngai 47 ships, Binh Dinh 15 ships) operating in the North East Sea and Hoang Sa archipelago; currently there are no vehicles in the danger zone, the vehicles in the affected area are moving to avoid.

According to the report of the Ministry of Transport as of 13:00/08/11/2024, in the management area of the Maritime Port Authorities from Quang Ninh to Binh Thuan , there are 909 ships, including 441 seagoing ships and 498 inland waterway vehicles.

According to the report of the Department of Fisheries as of 11:00 a.m. on November 8, 2024, the total aquaculture area in coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Binh Thuan is 151,855 hectares; 192,153 cages; 3,003 aquaculture watchtowers.

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep requested localities to seriously implement the Prime Minister's directive on proactively responding to storm No. 7. The Deputy Minister pointed out issues to avoid being subjective about this storm. First of all, regarding the issue of reservoirs, many reservoirs in this area are currently full, many reservoirs are overflowing. Second, the mountainous areas in this region have had heavy rains for the past 10 days, the soil is saturated with water, making landslides very likely.

The Deputy Minister directed the People's Committees of provinces and cities to proactively monitor and update forecast information and the situation of storms, rains and floods to promptly direct and deploy response work according to the "4 on-site" motto, not to be passive or surprised to ensure safety of life, minimize damage to people and property. Focus on strictly controlling ships going out to sea, ensuring safety for ships still operating at sea and at anchorages and shelters; review plans, be ready to evacuate people in dangerous areas, ensure safety of people's lives and property.

Source: https://www.mard.gov.vn/Pages/hop-trien-khai-ung-pho-bao-so-7.aspx?item=39