From Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa proactively respond to heavy rain and floods

On the evening of December 1, the Head of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 36/CD-BCĐ-BNNMT to the People's Committees of provinces and cities from Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa; the Ministries of National Defense, Agriculture and Environment, Public Security, Industry and Trade, Construction, Science and Technology, Health, Education and Training; Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Television, and Voice of Vietnam on responding to floods in the Central region.

Floods have caused heavy damage to communes and wards in the east of Dak Lak province. Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA

According to the forecast bulletin of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from the night of December 2 to December 3, the eastern region of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa will have moderate to heavy rain, locally very heavy rain, with rainfall in some places exceeding 180mm. From the night of December 3 to December 5, the area of ​​the provinces from Quang Tri to Da Nang city and the eastern part of Quang Ngai province will have heavy to very heavy rain, with rainfall in some places exceeding 250mm; warning of the risk of heavy rain over 100mm/3 hours.

To proactively respond to heavy rain, floods, inundation, landslides, and flash floods, the National Steering Committee for Civil Defense requests the People's Committees of the above provinces and cities to closely monitor forecasts and warnings of heavy rain, floods, inundation, flash floods, and landslides and provide timely and complete information to local authorities and people to proactively prevent; deploy shock forces to inspect and review residential areas along rivers, streams, low-lying areas at risk of floods, inundation, flash floods, and landslides to proactively clear the flow of blocked and obstructed areas; proactively organize the relocation and evacuation of people to safe places and have plans to support food and necessities for people at evacuation sites.

Provinces and cities arrange forces to guard and control people and vehicles in areas at risk of deep flooding and landslides; arrange forces, materials and vehicles to overcome incidents and ensure smooth traffic on main traffic routes when heavy rain occurs; inspect, review and deploy measures to ensure safety of key works, works under construction, small reservoirs that are full of water, mining areas, mineral exploitation; proactively operate reservoir discharge to prioritize flood reduction capacity for downstream areas; arrange standing forces ready to handle possible situations.

Localities proactively take measures to drain water to prevent flooding and protect production, industrial parks, urban areas, and residential areas; prepare forces, means, equipment, and necessities according to the "four on-the-spot" motto to be ready to respond to all situations, especially in areas at risk of being isolated; direct local radio, television, and mass media agencies to increase information on developments of rain and floods to authorities at all levels and people to proactively prevent; prepare forces and means for rescue when requested.

Ministries and branches, according to their state management functions and assigned tasks, proactively direct and coordinate with localities to respond to floods.

Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam and mass media agencies from central to local levels increase information on flood developments to authorities at all levels and people to proactively respond.

The above units organize serious duty and regularly report to the National Civil Defense Steering Committee (through the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Ministry of Agriculture and Environment).

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