From Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa, proactively respond to heavy rain, floods, and inundation

Photo caption — Many roads in Quang Tri suffered serious landslides. Photo: VNA

Recently, the Central region has experienced prolonged heavy rains causing historic floods, serious damage to people, property, infrastructure and socio-economic activities; currently, provinces and cities are still focusing on overcoming the consequences.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from the night of November 15 to November 18, the area from Hue city to Gia Lai will have heavy rain with a common rainfall of 250-500mm, locally over 700mm; the area of Southern Quang Tri, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa will have a common rainfall of 150-300mm, locally over 400mm, warning of the risk of heavy rain over 200mm/3 hours. From November 19, widespread heavy rain is likely to continue to occur in the area from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa. Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams, and landslides on steep slopes.

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, risks of floods, inundation, flash floods, and landslides and provide timely and complete information to local authorities and people to proactively prevent; at the same time, continue to mobilize all resources to urgently overcome the consequences of recent natural disasters; 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 must deploy forces to guard and control people and vehicles in areas at risk of deep flooding and landslides; and arrange forces, materials and vehicles to handle incidents and ensure smooth traffic on main traffic routes when heavy rain occurs.

Check, review, and deploy measures to ensure the safety of key works, works under construction, small reservoirs that are full of water, mines, and mineral exploitation areas; proactively operate reservoir discharge to prioritize flood reduction capacity for downstream areas; arrange standing forces ready to handle possible situations; proactively take measures to drain water to prevent flooding and protect production, industrial parks, urban areas, and residential areas.

Localities, based on the actual situation, decide to let students stay home from school when heavy rain and floods occur; prepare forces, means, equipment, and necessities according to the "four on-the-spot" principle to be ready to respond to all situations, especially for areas at risk of being isolated; direct local radio and television stations and mass media agencies to increase information on the developments of rain and floods to authorities at all levels and people to proactively prevent. At the same time, organize serious on-duty shifts 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).

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/van-de-quan-tam/tu-quang-tri-den-khanh-hoa-chu-dong-ung-pho-voi-mua-lon-lu-ngap-lut-20251113200402433.htm