Quang Ngai fishermen urgently brought their boats ashore to avoid the storm.

Photo caption — Due to the impact of storm No. 12, the sea area of Quang Ngai currently has very large waves. Photo: Pham Cuong/VNA

To cope with rain and storms, coastal localities of the province have deployed forces to help people move vehicles and boats to safe shelters.

According to a reporter at the coastal village of Phuoc Thien, Van Tuong commune, at noon on October 22, the tide was high. Many large waves continuously approached the shore. Phuoc Thien villagers proactively moved fishing boats to anchoring areas; hundreds of small basket boats were also pulled up by villagers along the sea dike to avoid damage when the storm and low pressure approached the mainland.

Fisherman Pham Bang, Phuoc Thien village, said that storm No. 12 is expected to weaken into a low pressure area before making landfall, but this is a storm that is forecast to have very heavy rainfall, which will cause high tides. Phuoc Thien village is a coastal area, so when hearing news of the storm, my family proactively moved the large boat to a safe anchorage area; and this morning, my family's basket boat was also moved up the embankment with the help of the authorities and local people to ensure safety and avoid damage when the storm comes, high tides, and high waves.

Van Tuong commune has nearly 900 fishing boats and hundreds of small boats. Currently, in the sea area of Phuoc Thien village, there are still nearly 30 small boats and small boats anchored at sea because people have not had time to move before the big waves and high tides. Van Tuong commune authorities have mobilized police, militia and local people to help people continue to bring these vehicles to shore safely before the storm's impact hits the mainland.

Vice Chairman of Van Tuong Commune People's Committee Lu The Lam said that Van Tuong Commune has Dung Quat Oil Refinery, Hoa Phat Dung Quat Complex as well as many other factories. The locality also has a fleet of nearly 900 boats. Before the development of storm No. 12, the locality held a meeting and assigned forces to mobilize people to move boats and arrange them at safe anchorages. Currently, there are still some small wooden boats and basket boats still anchored at sea. The Commune People's Committee continues to mobilize, propagate, and mobilize police forces, militia, and border guards to support people in bringing their vehicles ashore. Through propaganda work, the situation of fishermen arbitrarily going to sea to fish during the sea ban period due to the storm has not happened.

An Phu commune was established on the basis of arranging the entire natural area and population size of Nghia Dung, Nghia Dong, Nghia Ha, An Phu communes of Quang Ngai city (old). The commune currently has 11 villages with a natural area of over 33,900 km2, population size of over 71,400 people. The whole commune has 6 coastal villages at high risk of being directly affected by storm No. 12, including: Tan Thanh, Tan My, Tan An, Pho Trung, Pho Truong and Pho An. In addition, there are 4 villages (Ham Long, Hien Luong, Hoi An, Co Luy Nam) that are often flooded due to low-lying terrain and no drainage system...

Faced with the unusual developments of storm No. 12, local authorities promptly deployed the "4 on-site" motto (on-site command, on-site forces, on-site supplies and means, on-site logistics) to respond effectively when the storm made landfall.

Mr. Pham Xuan Sinh, Chairman of the People's Committee of An Phu commune, said that the whole commune currently has more than 1,240 fishing boats. However, due to the lack of a port, the commune proactively coordinated with the Border Guard Station of Sa Ky port and the Co Luy Border Control Station to review, mobilize and persuade fishermen to move to anchor and take shelter from storms at Tinh Hoa boat and ship anchoring port (Dong Son commune), Tinh Ky fishing port (Tinh Khe commune), My A fishing port (Tra Cau ward), Ly Son fishing port (Ly Son special zone) and the Phu Tho and Kinh Giang rivers...

The commune called on households raising aquatic products in cages and rafts on the Phu Tho River to move all cages and rafts (17 cages, 3 rafts) to safe areas, tie them down and reinforce them to avoid collisions and damage; at the same time, directed farmers to urgently harvest more than 300 hectares of vegetables of all kinds to avoid flooding and damage.

Along with that, organize 24/7 on-duty and command staff at the headquarters; maintain a system of synthesizing and reporting on developments before, during and after the storm to have timely handling when bad situations occur.

Chairman of the People's Committee of An Phu Commune, Pham Xuan Sinh, added that the commune also requested the Commune Police to arrange forces to be on duty, guide traffic regulation at key, dangerous, deeply flooded points so that people can be aware and limit their movement; prepare plans to evacuate people (depending on the storm level and flood level) to safe, solid shelters...

According to the quick report No. 06 of the Irrigation Sub-Department (Department of Agriculture and Environment) of Quang Ngai province. Currently, there are 6,129 fishing boats of the province anchored at the ports; 57 aquaculture rafts at sea of the special zone (Ly Son) have been brought to the fishing port and storm shelter area. The People's Committee of Quang Ngai province directed localities to continue monitoring the storm's developments; maintain forces and means ready for rescue and relief to respond to heavy rains, floods, and landslides.

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