Lang Son proactively responds to storm Ragasa

To prepare for the complicated developments of storm No. 9 (storm Ragasa), the People's Committee of Lang Son province issued Official Dispatch No. 2100/UBND-KTCN directing its affiliated agencies and units to proactively deploy prevention, response and overcoming of consequences that may be caused by storms and rains.

Officers and soldiers of the Lang Son Provincial Military Command prepare to participate in natural disaster prevention. (Photo: DUONG NGUYEN)

Accordingly, the Chairman of the People's Committee and the Head of the Civil Defense Command of communes and wards are required to focus on grasping the storm's developments and be ready with response measures; deploy shock forces to inspect and review low-lying areas at risk of landslides to proactively evacuate people and property to safe areas; prepare plans to organize forces to guard, control, and support traffic safety...

Along with that, departments and branches, based on their functions and tasks, proactively issue directive documents; maintain on-duty regime, fully arrange forces, promptly coordinate and support communes and wards in responding to rain and storms; proactively take measures to ensure safety of lakes, dams and production; strengthen information and propaganda so that people can grasp developments to have timely response measures...

To proactively respond, the Lang Son Provincial Military Command has issued an urgent dispatch requesting units to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement instructions on storm prevention and overcoming consequences; regularly monitor storm forecasts, grasp developments and strengthen inspection and review of areas at risk of insecurity.

The Command of Defense Area 3, Nhan Ly deployed forces ready to respond to storms.

Units in the entire force step up propaganda and popularization of the 112 switchboard system to receive information about incidents and natural disasters to officers, soldiers and people in the management area.

Storm Ragasa is forecast to be very strong, maintaining super typhoon level when operating in the East Sea and can make landfall directly on the mainland of coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh .

Although Lang Son is not a coastal province, according to forecasts, the province is also located in the storm's circulation area; directly impacted, causing strong gusts of wind, very heavy rain, potential risk of flash floods, localized flooding and landslides.

As the Standing Agency of the Provincial Civil Defense Steering Committee, the Lang Son Provincial Military Command always maintains a state of combat readiness and proactively responds to any unusual weather developments.

Life-saving tools and equipment are fully prepared by the military.

With the motto "4 on-site", units under the Lang Son Provincial Military Command closely coordinate with local authorities to deploy prevention measures.

More than 2,000 officers and soldiers from the regular army and militia forces in the whole Lang Son province have been mobilized, along with 20 motorboats, rubber boats, 2,500 specialized life-saving tools and equipment such as rescue vehicles, generators, buoys, life jackets... ready to participate in the rescue. The highest goal is to absolutely protect the lives and property of the people, not to be passive or surprised in any situation.

The evacuation of people and property is also a top priority. The Regional Defense Command has established working groups to directly go to areas at high risk of landslides to mobilize people to evacuate. Militia and local officials have also been mobilized to participate.

Army forces help people move their pets to safety.

In addition, officers, soldiers and militia from communes across the province have participated in supporting and repairing more than 3,000 people's houses.

At the same time, specialized working teams checked and reinforced many irrigation works and important roads, ensuring traffic is always smooth when the storm makes landfall.

Soldiers of the Lang Son Provincial Military Command are ready to take on the task of supporting people during storms.

Logistically, the reserves have prepared more than 500kg of dry food, 5 tons of rice, drinking water and other necessities ready to provide relief to areas that may be isolated.

According to the forecast of Lang Son Province Hydrometeorological Station, due to the influence of storm Ragasa, from the night of September 24 to the end of the night of September 26, Lang Son province will have heavy rain, some places will have very heavy rain with thunderstorms and strong gusts of wind.

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