According to SGGP reporters, in Tan Phung fishing village (Phu My Dong commune, Gia Lai province), many fishermen have urgently moved their fishing boats and coracles ashore, using ropes and iron stakes to secure them in the forests. Some households have even brought their coracles up to high hills to avoid storms and high tides.
>>> Clip of Gia Lai fishermen taking their boats to "run" the storm:
Fisherman Dinh Hai Long (56 years old, Tan Phung village) said: “When we heard about storm No. 12, people were very proactive. We hired motor vehicles to pull and lift small boats ashore and anchor them tightly. If the wind is strong and the tide is higher, we will continue to lift the boats higher, to Tan Phung fishing port to avoid the storm.”

In addition, some fishing boats anchored in front of Tan Phung sea proactively moved to De Gi fishing port area to anchor and take shelter safely.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7:00 a.m. on October 20, the storm center was at about 17.8 degrees North latitude - 116.9 degrees East longitude, about 490km East Northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago, with the strongest wind at level 9, gusting to level 11. In the next 24 hours, the storm will move in a West-Northwest direction, with winds possibly increasing to level 11, gusting to level 13.

On October 20, the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee issued an urgent dispatch, directing departments, branches and localities to proactively deploy measures to respond to the storm. The dispatch required localities to urgently count, review and strictly manage boats and fishermen operating at sea; absolutely not allowing fishing boats to move into dangerous areas; at the same time, continuously notify the location and direction of the storm to promptly take shelter safely.

For the mainland, the Provincial People's Committee requires close monitoring of storms and floods, preparation of plans to evacuate people from areas at risk of flooding and landslides; strictly implementing the "four on-site" principle in responding to natural disasters. Dams, dykes and downstream areas must be inspected, and forces, materials and equipment must be arranged to be ready to handle any arising situations...



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