Tuy Hoa airport temporarily suspended from 10am to midnight today, November 20

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (Ministry of Construction) has just announced the temporary suspension of operations at Tuy Hoa Airport from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on November 20.

Tuy Hoa Airport temporarily suspends operations from 10am to midnight on November 20

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, due to heavy rain and floods on a series of rivers from Gia Lai, Dak Lak to Khanh Hoa on November 19-20, all exceeded alert level 3, many places exceeded historical levels. In particular, roads to Tuy Hoa Airport were isolated, Shelter station, LOC station 03 were flooded, and the power system was completely cut off.

Tuy Hoa Airport is urgently implementing measures to preserve and reinforce equipment at the port to ensure safety of flight operations, people and property, and minimize negative impacts on flight operations.

Therefore, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam announced the temporary suspension of operations at Tuy Hoa Airport from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on November 20.

Faced with the situation of continuous heavy rain in the Central region, the Ministry of Construction has requested forces to enter the highest response state and deploy a response plan immediately when an incident occurs.

Specifically, units must proactively direct the work of preventing, avoiding, responding to and quickly overcoming the consequences of floods, paying special attention to the risks of landslides, flash floods, and inundation; carry out with a spirit of urgency and determination, ready to respond to the worst scenarios, not to be passive or surprised.

The Ministry also requested agencies and units based on their functions and authority to proactively coordinate and support localities in responding, ensuring the safety of people's lives, and minimizing damage caused by floods. Units need to focus on quickly overcoming the consequences, restoring traffic infrastructure, especially routes serving rescue and relief operations immediately after natural disasters.

Units are also required to regularly check locations at risk of flooding and traffic congestion to have quick drainage plans; arrange human resources, vehicles and equipment to be on standby to promptly drain water and prevent flooding at flooded areas in urban areas. At the same time, organize on-duty shifts and strictly implement the reporting regime to the Civil Defense Command of the Ministry of Construction.

Phan Trang

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/tam-ngung-khai-thac-san-bay-tuy-hoa-tu-10h-den-24h-hom-nay-20-11-10225112012411569.htm