Prepare disaster prevention and search and rescue plans for the rainy and stormy season

To implement the work of PCTT&TKCN in the 2024 rainy and storm season, the province has installed 10 automatic rain gauge stations sponsored by the Community Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control; applied and exploited the website of the Vietnam Natural Disaster Monitoring System, Vrain, social networking applications... in implementing PCTT&TKCN work.

The Provincial Military Command coordinated with 21 military units stationed in the area and reinforced forces of Military Region 2 and the Provincial Police to proactively mobilize forces and means, strictly implementing the on-duty regime and being ready with plans to support response to natural disasters.

There are currently 16 warehouses of on-site materials managed by the province; including 3 warehouses at the Dike Management Department, the provincial Military warehouse, the provincial Police warehouse, 4 warehouses at the Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd., and 9 warehouses in districts and cities in the province.

In addition, there are local supplies purchased by communes, wards and towns according to the annual assigned quota. The PCTT&TKCN shock force in communes is arranged from 70 - 100 people/commune, ward and town, ready to respond to urgent natural disaster situations from the first hour.

In addition, the Department of Industry and Trade recommends that supermarkets and shopping centers have plans to stockpile essential goods, and the Department of Health reserve enough medical supplies to be ready to respond to emergency situations...

To improve the situation handling skills of the standing force performing PCTT&TKCN work in 2024, the Provincial Military Command organized training on natural disaster response for more than 1,600 people; the Provincial Police organized training on fire prevention and fighting and rescue for more than 1,200 people, practiced 428 fire fighting plans, and 377 rescue plans in localities.

Yen Lac district armed forces practice storm and flood response and search and rescue. Photo: The Hung

Regarding the irrigation system, the province currently has 452 dams, 447 pumping stations, more than 6,000 km of irrigation canals of all kinds and a dike system. Currently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has proactively proposed plans to maintain and repair irrigation works; prevent and combat riverbank erosion in areas at risk of erosion, seriously affecting dike works, residential areas and important infrastructure.

At the same time, proactively review and evaluate the current status of irrigation works, identify key vulnerable dykes and develop dyke protection plans. In 2024 alone, the province invested in upgrading more than 4km of dykes from level III and above, completing the construction and upgrading of many important irrigation works and reservoirs. However, in 2024, the whole province was affected by 3 major natural disasters, killing 6 people, injuring 3 people, with total damage caused by natural disasters of about 858 billion VND.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the 2025 storm season, storms may form in many different areas, likely appearing sporadically throughout the storm season instead of concentrating on certain months, the first storm may appear in late May or early June.

To proactively and effectively carry out disaster prevention and control during the 2025 storm season, minimizing damage caused by storms, the Provincial People's Committee directed to urgently review and strengthen the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control at all levels, closely follow the weather situation to develop response plans according to the "4 on-site" motto, and assign specific tasks to each relevant unit.

Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture and Environment is the focal agency to develop the province's 2025 disaster prevention and control plan, ensuring the safety of the dike and irrigation systems, coordinating with departments, branches and localities to fully prepare human resources and materials for disaster prevention and control work.

The Department of Construction coordinates with localities to inspect and ensure the safety of construction works; armed forces are ready with forces and means to support localities in responding to natural disasters...

Hoang Son

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