Since the beginning of 2023, our country has had 2 storms and 1 tropical depression in the East Sea.
Kien Giang is not directly affected by storms, but is affected by storm circulation causing thunderstorms, strong winds, heavy rain on a large scale, tornadoes occurring in many places, strong seas. The extreme weather patterns mentioned above have caused considerable damage to people, property, production and people's lives.
The natural disaster killed 1 person, injured 18 people, collapsed 142 houses, ripped off the roofs of 317 houses, and sank 12 boats. Thunderstorms and tornadoes have knocked down many trees in districts and cities; Local flooding of some inner city roads. Rach Gia, City. Phu Quoc and rural roads in U Minh Thuong district.
In terms of production damage, natural disasters temporarily flooded, fell more than 15.500ha of summer-autumn rice, 17.571ha of autumn-winter rice. Estimated total value of damage to date is about 16 billion dong.
Symposium on natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue and implementation of the master plan to respond to drought and salinity for the period of 2023-2025 on August 10.
According to forecasts of meteorological and hydrological agencies, the situation of natural disasters in the last months of 2023 is complicated and unpredictable; Storms, tropical depressions are likely to appear more and may affect the South China Sea in the last months of the year. The El Nino phenomenon strongly affects from the dry season of 2023-2024, so drought, water shortage and saline intrusion are likely to occur at a high level, on a large scale, lasting from the dry season of 2023-2024 to year 2025.
To proactively prevent, combat and effectively respond to various types of natural disasters, minimize damage, protect lives and stabilize people's lives, Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee Lam Minh Thanh directs departments and agencies to , the locality continues to organize the synchronous implementation of the contents of the plan for natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue in the 2021-2025 period and the project on prevention and control of coastal and riverbank erosion in the 2021-2025 period and orientation to 2030 in Kien Giang province.
Chairman of the People's Committee of Kien Giang province Lam Minh Thanh requested the commanding committees for natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue and civil defense of districts and cities to regularly monitor and update forecasts of disaster prevention and control plans. , plans to respond to natural disasters, etc. Improve the capacity and efficiency of commune-level disaster prevention and control shock teams.
Request the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct the construction progress to be accelerated, to soon complete the construction, maintenance and repair works of irrigation and water supply, especially in dangerous areas. high risk of drought, salinity intrusion and island areas.
Cyclone No. 2 caused heavy damage to people and properties in Kien Giang province.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Minh Thanh asked the Department of Finance to coordinate with relevant departments, branches and localities to advise and propose the Provincial People's Committee to prioritize balancing and allocating resources to proactively respond to drought. saltypenetration in the period of 2023-2025 in the province according to regulations.
The Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board for agricultural and rural development works to speed up the construction progress of culverts and locks T3 - Hoa Dien (Kien Luong); sluices, lock for Vam Ba Lich (Chau Thanh), the remaining sluices on An Bien and An Minh sea dykes and power system for operation, to ensure prevention of saltwater, keep fresh water, protect production and domestic water rural areas for localities in the region.
Requesting the People's Committees of districts and cities to proactively allocate resources, increase investment in equipment and tools to support forces engaged in disaster prevention and control from the local budget, ensuring to meet the requirements of the Government. disaster prevention and control and search and rescue in the coming time.
Early implementation of training on community awareness raising and community-based disaster risk management and drills on disaster prevention and control and commune-scale search and rescue according to the 2023 plan, in order to improve improve the capacity of local authorities to manage and respond to natural disasters according to the motto 4 on the spot and promote people's self-discipline in disaster prevention and control and search and rescue.
Localities with many areas often flooded due to high tides, floods and heavy rains, urgently survey and upgrade dikes and embankments to ensure above alarm level 2 and develop a system of pumping stations to prevent flooding. regulate water for production to ensure safety and minimize damage caused by natural disasters.
News and photos: THUY TRANG
