Dak Lak people urgently relocate cages and rafts before storm No. 13

To cope with storm No. 13 (Kalmaegi storm), coastal residents of Dak Lak province urgently reinforced their houses, anchored boats safely, and reinforced aquaculture cages.

People urgently respond

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 13, shrimp farmers in Vung Ro Bay, Hoa Xuan Commune, Dak Lak (formerly Phu Yen ) urgently reinforced their houses, anchored their boats safely, and reinforced their aquaculture cages. Mr. Tran Van Lan, a shrimp farmer in Vung Ro Bay, said: This morning, many shrimp farmers reinforced their mooring lines to keep their rafts and cages stable, so that when the storm comes, the strong waves will not break and wash away their cages.

People in An Hoa Hai area are moving cages to a storm shelter. Photo: NL.

Mr. Tran Long, a shrimp farmer in An Hoa Hai area, is moving his shrimp cages to higher ground to avoid the storm. He said: A few years ago, the storm blew the shrimp cages ashore, causing damage. Now, the farmers are joining forces to move them to higher ground to avoid damage.

According to the Dak Lak Fisheries Department, the eastern part of the province currently has more than 175,000 lobster cages, concentrated in four large farming areas including Xuan Dai Bay, Cu Mong Lagoon, An Hoa Hai and Vung Ro Bay (formerly Phu Yen). To proactively respond to storms, aquaculture farmers proactively harvest aquatic products raised in ponds and bays that have reached the right size to avoid freshwater shock, while also reinforcing cages and rafts and moving them to avoid damage.

Hearing that the storm directly affected the eastern part of Dak Lak, Mr. Bui Van Sy, a fisherman in Tuy Hoa ward (Dak Lak) shared: While fishing at sea, hearing that the storm was coming, the sea was rough, the crew moved their boats to Dong Tac port area, Phu Yen ward (Dak Lak) to avoid the storm. On this side, because the Da Rang estuary was silted up, boats could not anchor.

Fishing boats enter Dong Tac port area, Phu Yen ward to take shelter from storm No. 13. Photo: Manh Hoai Nam.

To respond to the situation, the Dak Lak Provincial Border Guard said it had called on 431 fishing boats with 2,069 workers to enter 7 safe anchorage areas or move south to avoid the storm.

On land, people braced their houses and used tires and sandbags to keep the corrugated iron roofs from being blown away by the storm. Ms. Tran Thi Khanh, from Tuy Hoa Ward, said: My house has a corrugated iron roof, so I was afraid the storm would blow it away, so I used sandbags and tires to weigh it down. I went to buy kerosene to light oil lamps, in case the storm was strong and caused a prolonged power outage.

Emergency meeting to respond

Dak Lak is at risk of being the epicenter of storm No. 13, the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee has held an emergency meeting to deploy response plans. Mr. Nguyen Thien Van, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Dak Lak Provincial Disaster Prevention and Control Command, requested the police, military and localities in the province to come up with a coordination plan; activate 24/7 duty, closely monitor rain, floods, and dam water levels; review areas at risk of landslides and deep flooding; be ready to evacuate people; warn people not to collect firewood or cross streams when the water is high.

People in Phu Yen ward cut down trees to prevent them from falling in response to storm No. 13. Photo: Manh Hoai Nam.

“I request the Provincial Military Command and the Police force to mobilize vehicles and forces to survey areas at risk of flooding, landslides, and high tides to have prevention plans; Plan to mobilize forces, emergency equipment and rescue forces. Localities are requested to be on duty 24/7, not to be subjective or negligent and must immediately check vulnerable locations, floods, and landslides to warn and guide people. Organize inspections and support households, especially coastal households, to reinforce houses and facilities. Propagate and mobilize people in low-lying areas, aquaculture households, and cages to move to safe places,” Mr. Nguyen Thien Van emphasized.

Mr. Tran Cong Loc, Deputy Director of Dak Lak Province Hydrometeorological Station, said: On November 4, the coastal area of ​​Dak Lak province will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind of level 6-7 and waves over 2 meters high. Warning: All boats, aquaculture cages and activities at sea are at high risk of being affected by tornadoes, strong gusts of wind and big waves.

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