Closely monitor and promptly respond to storm No. 3

On July 19, the Prime Minister issued Official Dispatch No. 112/CD-TTg requesting ministries, branches, and localities to focus on responding to storm No. 3 (storm Wipha) that has entered the East Sea and is causing heavy rain, risk of flash floods, landslides, and inundation.

Vehicles were knocked down by strong winds in Co Nhue area ( Hanoi ).

The Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of localities affected by storm No. 3 to closely monitor the storm's developments, direct and deploy the work of counting, guiding and ensuring safety for ships and vehicles (including tourist boats) operating at sea and along the coast to proactively escape from dangerous areas or return to safe shelters; prepare forces and means to promptly rescue when requested; promptly inform people about the storm situation, review and prepare plans to evacuate households in dangerous areas, especially coastal areas, areas at high risk of landslides, flash floods, deep flooding to safe places,...

The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to organize a shift, closely monitor developments, forecast, warn, and promptly inform authorities and people about developments of storms, floods, and natural disasters; proactively direct sectors and localities to deploy natural disaster prevention and control work according to assigned functions and tasks, especially ensuring the safety of dykes, reservoirs, and irrigation dams, and limiting damage to agricultural production; Ministers of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security direct military regions and forces stationed in the area to review plans, prepare forces and means to support people in responding to storms, floods, and rescue when requested by localities.

Media agencies promptly inform about natural disaster situations and response direction of functional agencies, increase dissemination and guidance on measures and skills to respond to storms, floods, landslides, flash floods for people...

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/tai-nguyen-moi-truong/202507/theo-doi-chat-ung-pho-kip-thoi-bao-so-3-cd606cc/