Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung (third, right) and leaders of Hue City review the response scenario for heavy rain in the area.

At the meeting, leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment and leaders of Hue City reported to Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung on plans to respond to storms and floods; water levels in rivers.

In particular, special emphasis is placed on three issues related to landslides in communes A Luoi 1 to A Luoi 5, Khe Tre commune, Thuong Nhat, Road 74, Phu Gia pass, Phuoc Tuong; landslides on river banks, coastlines and flooding in low-lying lagoon and coastal areas.

Units and localities have also prepared scenarios to evacuate people in vulnerable areas when necessary; lake and dam operations; the current status of reservoir basins in the area; existing problems and difficulties in the operation of inter-reservoirs. The city continues to invest in rain and wind measuring systems; build urban flood maps, and maintain storm warning sirens so that people can respond flexibly and promptly.

After the working program to grasp the situation of responding to storm No. 12 and heavy rain in the city, Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung and leaders of Hue City and departments, branches and sectors inspected and surveyed the current status of coastal erosion at Phu Thuan beach, Thuan An ward and solutions to overcome it.

Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung and leaders of Hue City, along with departments, branches and sectors, inspected the current status of coastal erosion at Phu Thuan beach, Thuan An ward.

Inspections showed that due to big waves, heavy rains, and rising sea levels, landslides along the coastal road have affected businesses and shops here. In order to prevent further landslides, authorities have reinforced the coastline, but the landslides continue and show no signs of stopping.

Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung requested units to urgently reinforce the dike, put up warning signs, and not let people go to dangerous areas. The Secretary of the City Party Committee also praised the Hue City Civil Defense Command and localities for proactively taking measures to respond to storms and floods, minimizing damage.

Big waves and rising sea levels cause landslides along the coastal road in Thuan An ward.

The City Party Secretary requested the Hue City Civil Defense Command and units and localities to continue to monitor the situation, absolutely not be subjective or negligent in responding to storms and rains, minimizing the damage caused by natural disasters. Units and localities should pay attention to preparing necessities and be ready to evacuate people when necessary.

In fact, inspecting the landslide situation and the risk of landslides due to heavy rains for many days on the hillsides in Xuan Phu village, village 1 of Khe Tre commune, Chairman of Hue City People's Committee Phan Thien Dinh and Vice Chairman of Hue City People's Committee Hoang Hai Minh requested units to coordinate with local authorities to barricade and close roads to avoid the danger of landslides on the slopes of the road leading to La Son - Tuy Loan highway (Khe Tre commune). In addition, at the top of pass No. 5, Loc Hung village, Khe Tre commune, there is a risk of landslides at the top of the pass. If a landslide occurs, it will isolate about 40 households in this area...

Landslide on the slope of the road leading to La Son - Tuy Loan highway (Khe Tre commune)

Based on the reality in Khe Tre commune, Chairman of Hue City People's Committee Phan Thien Dinh and Vice Chairman of Hue City People's Committee Hoang Hai Minh reminded the local authorities to be flexible in directing and evacuating people when necessary. In the long term, there should be a planning plan to relocate people in areas with high risk of landslides to live in another, safer location. All must be ready to respond to storms according to the "4 on-site" motto (on-site command, on-site forces, on-site means and on-site logistics); minimizing the damage caused by storms.

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