'Increase forecasting, proactively respond to multiple natural disasters after storm No. 12'

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha stated that the area affected by storm No. 12 will face a multi-disaster situation due to rising water levels in rivers and lakes, saturated land, and the risk of floods and landslides.

Scene of the meeting to deploy response work to storm No. 12 (storm Fengshen) and after the storm.

On the afternoon of October 22, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Head of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee, chaired a direct meeting, combined with online meetings with members of the Steering Committee, leaders of the People's Committees of several provinces and cities (Hue, Da Nang , Quang Ngai, Quang Tri, Ha Tinh) to deploy responses to storm No. 12 (storm Fengshen).

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized that the developments of storm No. 12 showed that natural disasters are still very complicated and extreme, while thinking and response methods still need to continue to be fundamentally innovated.

Emphasizing the importance of forecasting, especially clearly quantifying the factors affecting storms, rainfall, and flood risks in each locality and stage of the natural disaster, the Deputy Prime Minister requested localities to grasp the situation, update forecasts, and proactively develop appropriate response plans before, during, and after storms, especially in cases of extremely heavy rain (800-900 mm, in some places 400 mm in 3 hours).

At the same time, forecasting units must pay attention, especially in situations where storms overlap storms and floods overlap floods, which are very difficult to forecast and extremely complicated.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha delivered concluding remarks at the meeting.

Appreciating the sense of responsibility and efforts of central and local forces in preventing, combating and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and floods, especially since September, the Deputy Prime Minister requested hydrometeorological stations to continue improving their forecasting and early warning capacity.

"The Central and local stations must operate in unison, providing forecasts that are close to the reality of each area, detailed to each sea dyke, river dyke, reservoir, and area at risk of flash floods, landslides. Forecasts cover the time before, during and after the storm, serving as a basis for decisions on direction and management," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

With two long periods of heavy rain forecast, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the area affected by storm No. 12 will face a multi-disaster situation due to rising water levels in rivers and lakes, saturated land, and the risk of floods, landslides, and urban flooding.

Therefore, localities should assess and prepare the most extreme scenarios for 2020 and 2022 to develop comprehensive prevention and control plans, with "operation maps", clearly identifying disaster levels, risk areas, responsible persons and command plans.

"The government and people must prepare thoroughly and effectively implement the "four on-the-spot" motto. Each household needs a "survival bag" containing water, food, medicine, dry clothes, etc., enough for three days when isolated. Localities must equip themselves with suitable mobile vehicles such as canoes and rubber boats to proactively rescue people in all situations," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

Earlier, reporting at the meeting, Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Mai Van Khiem said that it is forecast that in the afternoon of October 22, the storm will move into the coastal area from Hue city, Quang Ngai province, and its intensity will continue to weaken to level 8.

On the night of October 22 and the morning of October 23, the storm weakened into a tropical depression, moving inland to Hue city and Quang Ngai province. On the morning and afternoon of October 23, the storm moved to the southern Laos region, weakening into a low pressure area.

From noon on October 22 to October 27, the area from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai will have heavy rain, locally very heavy rain with rainfall in the area from South Quang Tri to Da Nang city generally 500-700 mm/period, locally over 900 mm/period. The area from Ha Tinh to North Quang Tri and Quang Ngai will generally have 200-400 mm/period, locally over 500 mm/period. Warning of heavy rain (>200 mm/3 hours).

Delegates attended the meeting to deploy response work to storm No. 12 (storm Fengshen) and after the storm.

There is a risk of widespread flooding from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai and a high risk of flash floods on rivers and streams and landslides on steep slopes in mountainous areas from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai provinces.

It is forecasted that heavy rains will cause flooding in 40 communes/wards of Quang Tri province; 30 communes/wards of Hue city; 27 communes/wards of Da Nang city; and 35 communes and wards of Quang Ngai province.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has updated the map of flash flood and landslide risks in Quang Tri (41 communes/wards); Hue city (14 communes/wards); Da Nang city (31 communes/wards); Quang Ngai (31 communes/wards).

According to Vietnam+

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