Prime Minister directs 8 provinces to urgently respond to storm Kalmaegi, anticipating the worst scenario

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just sent a telegram to Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang , Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and ministries and branches, requesting urgent response to storm Kalmaegi.

At about 7:00 a.m. on November 4, the center of the storm, internationally named Kalmaegi, was at about 10.7 degrees north latitude and 123.5 degrees east longitude (in the central Philippines), with the strongest wind near the center of the storm at level 13, gusting to level 16.

Forecast tomorrow morning November 5, storm Kalmaegi will move into the East Sea as the 13th storm

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According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the storm will continue to move in the West-Northwest direction. Tomorrow morning (November 5), it will move into the East Sea, becoming the 13th storm in the East Sea in 2025.

After entering the East Sea, it will continue to strengthen to level 13 - 14, gusting to level 16 - 17 and move towards the sea and mainland of the Central and South Central regions of our country. The storm can reach level 13 - 14, gusting to level 16 - 17 in Truong Sa special zone ( Khanh Hoa ) and in the offshore waters from Da Nang - Khanh Hoa; level 12 - 13, gusting above level 15 in coastal waters (including Ly Son special zone).

From the evening or night of November 6, the storm may directly affect the mainland from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa with the strongest wind near the storm center at level 10 - 12, gusting to level 14 - 15. The Central Highlands (old) may also experience strong winds at level 8 - 9, gusting to level 11; the area from Ha Tinh to Khanh Hoa may experience heavy to very heavy rain.

This is a very strong storm, after entering the East Sea it continued to strengthen, the area of strong winds is very wide. Before that, the Central region had just experienced a historic heavy rain that lasted for a long time, causing heavy damage (as of November 3, floods and rains left 46 people dead and missing, 76 people injured) .

To proactively prevent, avoid and respond to storm Kalmaegi and the floods after the storm, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities from Da Nang - Khanh Hoa (areas where the storm is expected to directly affect) to monitor and grasp the developments of the storm and floods. Respond at the highest level to ensure absolute safety for people's lives.

Local leaders urgently review and count all local ships, boats, and vehicles operating at sea and along the coast; coordinate with relevant agencies to use all measures to inform ship owners and captains of ships, boats, and vehicles that are still operating... Be careful to guard against thunderstorms and lightning before the storm directly affects you.

Based on forecasts, localities will ban sea travel when necessary (take precautions against thunderstorms and lightning before the storm directly affects them); decide to control and restrict traffic during times when storms cause strong winds...

Warn ships, boats, and vehicles operating at sea not to enter and exit dangerous areas.

The Prime Minister also assigned the Minister of Construction to direct competent authorities to coordinate with localities to immediately review all ships and means of transport operating at sea, along the coast, and in estuaries in areas at risk of being affected by storms (including river-sea vessels), proactively guide movement to avoid entering, exiting dangerous areas or entering safe shelters.

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