Resolutely respond to storm No. 15

Storm No. 15 is forecast to directly affect Khanh Hoa while the entire province is focusing on overcoming the consequences of the recent floods. In that context, the entire political system and the people in the province are even more determined to both overcome the consequences of the floods and proactively and resolutely respond to the storm.

Propaganda to the People

On November 26, in Dong Ninh Hoa ward, soldiers of Ninh Phuoc Border Guard Station and local people focused on overcoming the consequences of floods and storms while proactively deploying tasks to respond to storm No. 15. From early morning, soldiers went to each coastal area, aquaculture area and beach to inform people about the storm situation, instruct people to reinforce their houses, collect fishing gear, and move boats to safe shelters. The unit used loudspeakers, grassroots broadcasting systems, distributed more than 500 leaflets warning of risks and directly met with nearly 300 households to propagate response measures when the storm made landfall.

Officers of Ninh Phuoc Border Guard Station propagate and mobilize aquaculture farmers in Dong Ninh Hoa ward to move ashore to avoid the storm.

In addition, Ninh Phuoc Border Guard Station has coordinated with local authorities to review and inspect vulnerable areas, households living in temporary houses, and areas at risk of landslides; prepare rescue vehicles; and organize serious on-duty shifts in accordance with the "4 on-site" motto. "We identify propaganda and mobilization work to mobilize people to proactively prevent and fight storms as a key task. The unit maintains staff on site 24/7, ready to support people in evacuating when requested," said Lieutenant Colonel Bui Van Thinh - Political Commissar of Ninh Phuoc Border Guard Station.

Along with speeding up the work of overcoming the consequences of floods, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a telegram on proactively preventing, combating and responding to storm No. 15. At the same time, it organized a meeting to deploy response work; resolutely directed departments, branches, units and localities to focus on supporting people to proactively respond to storms; regularly update information on natural disasters and forecasts and warnings on mass media, websites, social networks, promptly warning the community and local authorities in the province.

Proactive response

Currently, 64 reservoirs in the province have 563.87 million ^m3 of water, reaching 75% of the design. Some large reservoirs such as Suoi Dau, Da Ban, Song Cai, Song Cho 1... are operating and regulating (with flow rates from 3 to ^142m3 /s) to ensure flood capacity. Reservoir management units update weather developments, proactively calculate and implement operations, and regulate the reduction of reservoir water levels to receive floods appropriately to ensure water storage for production, safety of works and prevention of flooding in downstream areas.

Plans for protecting natural disaster prevention and control works and key works have been activated. The evacuation of people in vulnerable areas has been calculated in detail and specifically. People's Committees of communes, wards and special zones have reviewed and updated areas at high risk of deep flooding, landslides, flash floods, and are ready to evacuate and relocate people from dangerous areas before the storm directly affects them and heavy rain occurs, especially at 179 dangerous landslides and flooding points; areas at high risk of landslides (Nam Nha Trang, Bac Nha Trang, Nha Trang wards, National Highway 27C, Provincial Road 9 Khanh Son Pass, Ngoan Muc Pass, etc.); areas with long-term deep flooding (Dien Dien commune, Tay Nha Trang ward, Ninh Phuoc commune, etc.), if necessary, forced evacuation will be carried out. At the same time, safe evacuation sites must be arranged, enough food, clean water, medicine, and necessities must be prepared, so that people do not go hungry, cold, or lack safe shelter.

Along with ensuring communication and readiness of forces and means, the Provincial People's Committee continues to direct the implementation of response work at sea and on islands, especially calling on ships and boats still operating at sea to urgently return to shore or find safe shelter from the storm; instructing people to anchor cages and boats to ensure safety. For people on cages and boats anchored, they must return to shore before 6:00 p.m. on November 28 until the last news about the storm. According to statistics, the whole province has 3,782 aquaculture households; a total of 6,953 fishing vessels, with 36,498 workers. Of which, there are currently 344 vehicles, with 2,923 workers operating at sea. By the morning of November 26, owners of vehicles operating at sea had grasped information about the storm and had proactive plans to avoid it.

On land, the province requires localities to arrange forces to guard and block culverts, spillways, areas with deep flooding and fast-flowing water, and resolutely not allow vehicles and people to circulate to ensure people's safety; strengthen propaganda and instruct people to proactively stock up on food, drinking water, and essential items, and avoid subjectivity to avoid unnecessary accidents before, during, and after storms and floods. At the same time, organize working groups that are members of the Provincial Civil Defense Command to localities to direct the work of preventing, combating, and responding to storm No. 15.

HONG DANG

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/xa-hoi/202511/quyet-liet-ung-pho-bao-so-15-b807714/