Reinforce houses, call on boats to seek shelter from the storm
At Ly Son Special Zone ( Quang Ngai province), Major Nguyen Thai Son, Deputy Head of Ly Son Border Guard Station, said that the unit has coordinated with two fishing unions An Hai and An Vinh to notify ship owners, fishermen, cage and pond owners to urgently tie up and move their vessels to safe shelters.
Ly Son Island currently has 360 fishing boats, of which 15 are taking shelter in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa; 30 vehicles are being guided to anchor inland. Border guards are on duty with 16 military ships and vehicles to respond to the storm.
At Thi Nai estuary, Quy Nhon port channel ( Gia Lai province), boats were towed to anchor in sheltered areas and mangrove forests. Border guards mobilized two vehicles to coordinate in notifying fishing boats and transport ships to move to safe places, limiting anchoring in Quy Nhon Bay.
On Nhon Chau Island, Mr. Duong Hiep Hung, Chairman of the People's Committee of the island commune, said: "People are very proactive in responding to storm No. 15 after heavy damage from storm No. 13. All boats on the island have moved to the mainland of Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces; 112 basket boats have been brought to higher ground."
On the same day, the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee announced a natural disaster emergency in 77 communes and wards (mainly in the East) and proposed three key groups of solutions to overcome the situation.
Dak Lak province has also been urgently deploying storm response work. In Song Cau ward, boats have been safely anchored, people have reinforced their houses together. All fishermen on fish cages have come ashore.
Chairman of Song Cau Ward People's Committee Pham Ngoc Thach informed that the locality has coordinated with border guards to implement the sea ban; at the same time, prepare plans to evacuate people from low-lying and dangerous areas. The ward proposed that Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee recommend the Central Government to have a policy of debt cancellation, debt extension and re-lending to households to rebuild the local lobster farming industry.
In Khanh Hoa province, on November 27, the provincial People's Committee issued a ban on sailing from 7am on November 28. All boats must enter a safe anchorage before 6pm the same day; absolutely do not leave people on boats or rafts to ensure safety of life.
Along the coastal line of Khanh Hoa province, the atmosphere of storm preparedness is evident from the roofs of houses being secured to the boats quickly returning to their moorings. Storm No. 15 is forecast to directly affect Khanh Hoa, so the government system has activated the highest response state.
In Dai Lanh commune, a large aquaculture area of Khanh Hoa province, two working groups were established on November 26 to go to each cluster of rafts to collect statistics, propagate and request people to move to shore on November 28. Along the anchorage area of Dong Ninh Hoa ward, hundreds of fishing boats jostled to find a safe anchorage. Border guards were on duty continuously, supporting boats to anchor and requesting people to return to shore before the storm directly affected them.
In Nam Nha Trang ward, Chairman of the ward People's Committee Nguyen Van Minh said that after learning from the big flood, preparations for storm No. 15 were urgently deployed from November 25. Vehicles and equipment were gathered at designated locations; on-duty forces were ready for orders. All preparations must be completed by November 28.
In the western mountainous region, localities screened each person, directly propagandized, and prepared for evacuation at locations at risk of landslides and flash floods. The entire province currently has 179 dangerous locations that need priority evacuation.
On November 27, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc issued an urgent directive requesting the entire city government system to activate the highest response state, fully prepare plans for materials, means and forces to handle all situations that may occur when storm No. 15 affects the area.
Departments, branches and local authorities of wards, communes and special zones must focus on immediately implementing preventive measures, closely monitoring the developments of storms, heavy rains, risks of flooding and landslides that may occur due to storms combined with high tides and flood discharge. All units must be on duty 24/7 to grasp the situation, anticipate the worst-case scenarios and promptly support people in case of incidents. Urgently deploy plans to ensure safety for people and boats.
Landslide prevention
On the afternoon of November 27, SGGP reporters recorded at the landslide site of Highway 20 through Mimosa Pass (Xuan Huong Ward - Da Lat, Lam Dong Province), dozens of workers and nearly 10 mechanical equipment were focusing on speeding up the repair progress. It is expected that on November 29, the 8m wide road surface will be paved, in time before the storm approaches the mainland.
At Prenn Pass (the gateway to Da Lat), after more than 2 days of reopening the road to traffic, the road has basically stabilized. At the cracked and sunken areas, workers are peeling off the asphalt layer to re-pave it, preventing water from seeping in and affecting the roadbed structure. At D'ran Pass (Xuan Truong Ward - Da Lat), Project Management Board 85 (Ministry of Construction) is clearing the soil at the landslide site to open the one-way road, scheduled for November 30.
In response to storm No. 15, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Le Trong Yen issued an urgent document requesting units to review forces, materials, and equipment; and deploy plans to ensure the safety of construction works, especially works under construction.
Following National Highway 27, the Ngoan Muc Pass (National Highway 27, connecting Khanh Hoa with Lam Dong) that was eroded during the recent floods has been basically handled, and traffic is back to normal. Chairman of Lam Son Commune People's Committee (Khanh Hoa Province) Dinh Van Tri said that the locality is coordinating with functional forces to closely monitor and promptly handle the incident; at the same time, it is recommended to soon allocate capital to thoroughly handle the landslide on the pass.
In the border area of Quang Ngai and Gia Lai provinces (in the West), recent storms have caused severe landslides, cutting off many roads. Facing the risk of storm 15 continuing to cause landslides, Mr. Mai Van Ha, Deputy Director of the Department of Construction of Quang Ngai province, said that the Department of Construction has directed road management units to mobilize machinery, equipment, materials, and stone cages and gather them in areas with potential landslides, ready to deploy leveling and clearing roads when situations arise.
Meanwhile, the Department of Construction of Gia Lai province also requested road management units to demarcate and clearly identify high-risk areas; arrange machinery and human resources on duty to promptly warn and handle quickly in order to soon reopen traffic to respond to the risk of landslides on roads when storm No. 15 is approaching.
Storm No. 15 keeps changing direction
According to information as of the evening of November 27 from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the center of storm No. 15 is about 230km northwest of Song Tu Tay Island. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 12, gusting to level 15. From now until December 2, the storm will continuously change direction on its trajectory to enter the South Central Coast.
From the evening of November 28 to November 30, the storm moved to the North-Northwest, its intensity decreased to level 10, gusting to level 13. Around December 1 and 2, the storm moved slowly to the West-Northwest, then changed direction to the West and continued to weaken. Storm No. 15 has the characteristic of moving very slowly so it will stay at sea for a long time (6-7 days).
In December, there will be at least one storm or tropical depression active in the East Sea. It is the end of the storm season, so storms or tropical depressions appearing in the East Sea have a high tendency and probability of making landfall or affecting the South Central and Southern regions.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/mien-trung-cap-toc-ung-pho-bao-so-15-post825848.html
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