Quang Ngai: Evacuating people to shelter from storm No. 13

On the morning of November 6, localities in Quang Ngai province urgently evacuated people to safe shelters before storm No. 13 made landfall.

Binh Thanh Border Guard Station helps people evacuate to avoid storm No. 13 on the morning of November 6 (Clip: Provided by Binh Thanh Border Guard Station)

Accordingly, officers and soldiers of Binh Thanh Border Guard Station ( Quang Ngai Border Guard) coordinated with local authorities to urgently support the evacuation of people in Hai Ninh and Vinh An villages (Binh Son commune) to safe shelters.

Binh Thanh Border Guard Station helps evacuate people

Binh Thanh Border Guard Station helps evacuate people on the morning of November 6.

In Hai Ninh and Vinh An villages, the government has arranged Binh Thanh Kindergarten for people to take shelter from the storm.

Binh Son commune evacuated people from Hai Ninh and Vinh An villages to shelters.

People carry essential items when taking shelter from the storm.

Binh Son commune police force guides people to evacuate

People bring blankets to stay at the shelter.

Leaders of Binh Son commune came to inspect the relocation work; visited, encouraged and supported food for people temporarily residing here.

Leaders of Binh Son commune and militia forces supported the transport of an elderly woman who had a stroke in My Tan village to the hospital, to ensure safety, both to avoid the storm and to provide timely medical care.

The old lady was taken to the hospital by car.

In Sa Huynh ward, Quang Ngai province, Mr. Nguyen Viet Thanh, Chairman of the ward People's Committee said: "On the morning of November 6, the locality mobilized and evacuated people to pre-arranged safe places. The ward has about 600 households, 3,600 people, with over 65 locations planned to be concentrated for evacuation work."

People pack their belongings to prepare to move in Sa Huynh ward, Quang Ngai province.

Local authorities recorded a list of each household to ensure safe evacuation in Sa Huynh ward.

Mr. Pham Hong Hung, Head of the Thach Bi 2 Residential Group, Sa Huynh Ward, used a motorbike to carry two loudspeakers throughout the residential area to remind people to respond to storm No. 13.

Mr. Hung said: "The residential group has been proactive by broadcasting propaganda through loudspeakers and organizing groups to go door to door to encourage people to evacuate to safe places such as cultural houses and schools for safe shelter if their houses are not safe."

Mr. Pham Hong Hung is broadcasting propaganda to the people.

On the morning of November 6, people in Sa Huynh ward evacuated to solid shelters.

People carry their belongings to shelters in Sa Huynh ward.

Meanwhile, Duc Lam Pagoda (Long Phung commune, Quang Ngai province) opened its doors to welcome people from neighboring areas to take shelter from storm No. 13.

Venerable Thich Hanh Nhan, abbot of the pagoda, said that according to the meteorological agency's forecast, storm No. 13 is moving quickly inland, with the potential to cause heavy rain and strong winds, so the pagoda is proactively welcoming people to take shelter.

According to the Quang Ngai Province Irrigation Department, by 9 a.m. on November 6, the entire province had evacuated a total of 5,545 households with 18,297 people to safety.

Of which, the communes and wards in the East of the province evacuated 3,575 households with 10,888 people (2,637 households/8,139 people combined, 902 households/2,749 people concentrated). In the West of the province, 1,970 households with 7,409 people were evacuated (96 households/451 people combined, 1,874 households/6,958 people concentrated).

Squadron 23 (Command of Coast Guard Region 2) coordinated with local authorities to organize support to evacuate 60 households to safe shelters. People were temporarily arranged in solid locations such as the commune People's Committee headquarters and schools in the area.

Coast Guard forces assist in evacuating people to safety

Squadron 23 helps people evacuate to safety

Take people to shelter by car

On the same morning, Ly Son Border Guard Station continued to organize forces to go to the area to help people reinforce their houses and trim tall trees to ensure safety for people and property before storm No. 13.

Ly Son Border Guard Station is trimming trees in Ly Son special economic zone.

Checking house bracing for people before storm number 13

By the morning of November 6, all 22 crew members of the STAR BUENO ship stranded in Dung Quat waters (Quang Ngai province) had left the ship and safely reached shore to avoid storm No. 13.

The crew of the STAR BUENO have safely disembarked.

Of which, on the evening of November 4, the first 12 crew members left the ship under the captain's orders; on the afternoon of November 5, the remaining 10 crew members, including the captain, were brought by tugboat HVS 51.H5 with their luggage to Dung Quat port.

Officers and soldiers of Dung Quat Port Border Guard Station and Quang Ngai Provincial Border Guard received, supported, and completed procedures for the crew members.

After 11 days stranded, the entire crew of the STAR BUENO ship was brought safely ashore before storm No. 13 entered Quang Ngai waters.

NGUYEN TRANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/quang-ngai-di-doi-nguoi-dan-den-noi-tranh-tru-bao-so-13-post822009.html