People race to protect property from storm number 3

People in Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh... tied roofs, covered glass, put up windbreaks, pulled boats... to protect their property before storm number 3 (storm WIPHA) made landfall.

Storm No. 3 is expected to make landfall in the North at around 10am tomorrow, directly affecting areas from Hai Phong to Thanh Hoa.

In the center of Hai Phong city , a car dealership on Dien Bien Phu street uses bamboo sticks and tape to secure large glass panels to protect against storms.

At area 295, Do Son ward - near the sea, the wind blew strongly, dozens of wooden boards were wrapped tightly around the glass doors of a restaurant to protect against the storm.

Employees of a karaoke bar near Do Son beach used cloth to block the cracks in the glass door to prevent water and wind from entering.

Mr. Tran Dat's house in Do Son ward uses an excavator to anchor the corrugated iron roof, in the face of the risk of the storm blowing it away like what happened during Typhoon Yagi .

In Sam Son ward ( Thanh Hoa ), people reinforced sandbags and tied doors to prevent strong winds and flooding. Many stores have closed since the night of July 20 following the government's storm prevention requirements.

Mr. Dung, a shop owner near Sam Son beach, said that after storm Yagi, people are no longer subjective, always securing their houses and protecting their property whenever there is news of a storm.

Police, militia, youth union and many other forces supported fishermen to bring boats to Ho Xuan Huong street (Sam Son ward) to avoid the storm.

Lieutenant Colonel Trinh Tu Vuong (right) and Major Nguyen Huu Long, Sam Son Border Guard Station, support fishermen in anchoring boats at Lach Hoi shelter.

Lieutenant Colonel Vuong said that the unit had mobilized 100% of its personnel to be on duty for the storm. All fishing boats of Sam Son fishermen had taken shelter and anchored safely before the sea ban was issued by the province on the morning of July 21.

At Ninh Co port ( Ninh Binh ), storm response work is taking place urgently. The port has two anchorages, with a capacity of more than 200 ships.

According to the Ninh Binh Fisheries and Fisheries Control Department, the province has 1,861 fishing vessels with 5,724 seafarers. By 4 p.m. on July 20, 1,695 vessels and 5,232 workers had come ashore to avoid storm No. 3, while the rest are continuing to come ashore.

This morning, Bach Long Vi special zone had heavy rain and strong winds. The authorities have lifted the boats ashore. In the rain and wind, people still tie their small boats to concrete pillars to avoid collision.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that after entering the Gulf of Tonkin on the morning of July 21, the storm could strengthen to level 10-11, gusting to level 14 when entering the Hai Phong - Thanh Hoa sea area. The storm will cause heavy rain, over 600 mm in some places, concentrated in the Northeast, mountainous areas of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

VnExpress

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