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Coastal central localities urged to take active response to storm Vamco

The Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the National Committee for Disaster Response, Search and Rescue have urged coastal central cities and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan to actively respond to Vamco, the 13th storm to hit the East Sea this year.
Coastal central localities urged to take active response to storm Vamco ảnh 1Storm Vamco will enter the East Sea on the morning of November 12 with winds of up to 133 km/h, and then hit the central region on November 15. (Photo: nchmf.gov.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Central Steering Committee onNatural Disaster Prevention and Control and the National Committee for DisasterResponse, Search and Rescue have urged coastal central cities and provincesfrom Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan to actively respond to Vamco, the 13th storm to hit the East Sea this year.

The committees requested the coastal localities and a numberof relevant ministries and media outlets to keep a close watch on and updateboat owners on the movements of the storm in its notice sent out on November11.

Relevant units must review and check ships at sea andmaintain close contact with ship owners to promptly deal with emergencies, thenotice said. They must also stand ready to evacuate at-risk residents andtourists on islands and ensure safety for floating fish cages and oil and gasexploitation, it added.

Search and rescue forces must be ready to respond to anyemergency.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, storm Vamco will enter the East Sea on the morning of November 12 with winds ofup to 133 km/h, and then hit the central region on November 15./.
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