Responding to Storm No. 5: Plan to evacuate 152,387 households with 586,770 people

Border guards at stations in Quang Tri province arrange and call on boats to come ashore to avoid and take shelter from the storm. (Photo: VNA) — Border guards at stations in Quang Tri province arrange and call on boats to come ashore to avoid the storm. *Photo: VNA*

According to Deputy Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Vu Xuan Thanh, information from the Command Board of Civil Defense, Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of the Border Guard, as of 6:00 a.m. on August 24, 59,613 vehicles/248,820 people had been notified, counted, and instructed to know the developments and direction of the storm to proactively prevent and avoid it.

Specifically, activities in the North East Sea and Hoang Sa archipelago: 276 ships/1,921 people ( Da Nang 99 ships/774 people; Quang Ngai 177 ships/1,147 people); activities in other areas 10,331 ships/44,663 people; anchored at ports: 49,006 ships/202,236 people.

Vehicles in the affected area have received warning information and are moving to avoid it.

According to the report of the Civil Defense Command of the Ministry of Construction , the area from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang currently has 359 ships and inland waterway vehicles in operation (Thanh Hoa 135 ships, Nghe An 42 ships, Ha Tinh 65 ships, Quang Tri and Hue 59 ships, Da Nang 58 ships).

According to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the rice area in the North Central region is 294,500 hectares, of which 1,010 hectares have ripened, 129,800 hectares have ripened to waxing, 143,000 hectares have formed panicles, and 20,600 hectares have stood.

The area of fruit trees in the North Central provinces is 77,200 hectares, of which bananas are 17,700 hectares; citrus trees are 27,800 hectares ready to start harvesting; 57,000 hectares of rubber may be affected when the storm makes landfall.

The total aquaculture area in coastal provinces and cities from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri is 611 hectares, with about 5,745 cages of all kinds and 384 aquaculture watchtowers.

In response to the storm, 7 coastal provinces and cities from Ninh Binh to Hue and Quang Ngai have imposed a sea ban (Ninh Binh from 7am on August 24; Thanh Hoa from 8am on August 24; Nghe An from 5am on August 24; Ha Tinh from 6pm on August 23; Quang Tri from 7am on August 24; Hue from 7pm on August 23; Quang Ngai from 7am on August 24).

The provinces and cities of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue, and Da Nang have plans to relocate residents with a total of 152,387 households/586,770 people (Thanh Hoa 40,830 households/169,352 people; Quang Tri 42,708 households/155,218 people; Hue 16,349 households/52,186 people; Da Nang 52,500 households/210,014 people).

Regarding the reservoir situation, in the Northern region there are 2,495 reservoirs, with an average capacity of about 66% - 95% of the design capacity. Currently, 47 reservoirs are being repaired and upgraded. The North Central region has 2,323 reservoirs, with an average capacity of about 71% - 82% of the design capacity.

There are currently 65 lakes under repair and upgrading (Thanh Hoa 33, Nghe An 7, Ha Tinh 4, Quang Tri 18, Hue City 3). The sea dyke and river dyke system in the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang has 37 key locations of weak dykes (Thanh Hoa 1, Ha Tinh 15; Quang Tri 14; Hue 4; Da Nang 3); 3 projects are under construction (Hue 2; Da Nang 1).

According to forecasts, storm number 5 will pose a comprehensive threat from the sea, the plains to the mountainous areas.

Provinces and cities should closely monitor forecasts and warnings of storm No. 5 and other types of natural disasters at the following addresses: http://www.kttv.gov.vn/kttv/; http://www.nchmf.gov.vn/kttv; http://www.thoitietvietnam.gov.vn/kttv/, prepare forces, means, and practical response plans to proactively respond to the storm and reduce damage..../

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