The fifth storm to enter the East Sea this year is heading to the central region of Vietnam. (Photo: kttv.gov.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Noul, the fifth storm to enter the East Sea this year, isgaining strength, heading to the central region of Vietnam and is expected to make landfall on September 18.
Accordingto Mai Van Khiem, Director of the National Centre for Hydro-MeteorologicalForecasting, the storm would directly affect central provinces, especially QuangBinh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang with wind speeds of 90-100 km perhour and sometimes hitting 135 km per hour.
Heavyrain will blanket the central provinces from September 17 afternoon to September18 night, he said, warning about high risk of flash flood and landslides in thecentral region.
By1 pm on September 16, the storm’s eye was about 680 km away to the south eastof Hoang Sa (Paracel) with the strongest wind of 60-75 km per hour,sometimes reaching 90-100 km per hour. The storm is movingwest-northwest.
It’sexpected that by 1pm on September 18, the storm eye will be on the waters closeto provinces from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai with wind at the storm eye reaching100-135 km per hour or more.
Aftermaking landfall in central provinces from Quang Binh to Da Nang on September 18afternoon or evening, the storm would be weakened to become a tropical lowpressure.
About1am on September 19, the heart of the tropical low pressure is on the borderarea of Lao and Thailand with strongest wind reducing to 40-50 km per hour.
Meetingwith ministries and agencies on Wednesday morning to make preparations, DeputyPrime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung raised alert levels, calling for active andtimely actions to respond to the storm’s movements.
Heasked localities, border guards and the transport sector to tighten controlover the operation of fishing vessels and tourist ships at sea so thevessels/ships would avoid entering storm-affected areas and find safe shelter.
By10am on September 16, border guards informed 285,384 people on 58,345 vesselsabout the storm and instructed them to keep away from possibly affected areas.
Accordingto Border Guard Command, by September 17 morning, about 700 vessels were in theareas possibly affected by the storm. The number does not includevessels/boats/ships that are operating in coastal areas.
Dungasked localities to instruct vessels to head to shelters, ensure safety forhuman life and property, particularly assist people to move/reinforceaquaculture growing facilities as the central region was a hub of aquacultureproduction with high economic value in Vietnam.
Localitieswere also asked to have evacuation plans in place to ensure safety for peopleliving in vulnerable areas like coastal areas, river mouths andlandslide/flood-prone areas.
Anti-floodmeasures must be taken into account to protect urban areas and agricultureproduction.
TheDeputy PM asked for review and promptly fix problems at dams and reservoirs ofhydropower plants.
Now,many reservoirs in the central region are dry, so their operators must closelyoversee and adjust the storage of water to ensure the reservoirs’ safety.
Heassigned specific tasks to ministries and agencies, urging them to make useavailable resources for actively, effectively and timely responding to the storm.
Vicehead of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention andControl Tran Quang Hoai said that proper attention must be paid to reservoirsbecause damages were found at 55 reservoirs in the central regionincluding 16 ones Thanh Hoa, ten in Nghe An, eight in Ha Tinh, 12 in Quang Binh,six in Quang Tri and three in Thua Thien-Hue.
Another41 reservoirs are under construction and 99 locations along key sea dyke systemfrom Thanh Hoa to Da Nang need to be protected when the storm makes landfall.
Thereare also 26 dyke works including 13 carried out on sea dyke system or riversmouths are being built./.
Accordingto Mai Van Khiem, Director of the National Centre for Hydro-MeteorologicalForecasting, the storm would directly affect central provinces, especially QuangBinh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang with wind speeds of 90-100 km perhour and sometimes hitting 135 km per hour.
Heavyrain will blanket the central provinces from September 17 afternoon to September18 night, he said, warning about high risk of flash flood and landslides in thecentral region.
By1 pm on September 16, the storm’s eye was about 680 km away to the south eastof Hoang Sa (Paracel) with the strongest wind of 60-75 km per hour,sometimes reaching 90-100 km per hour. The storm is movingwest-northwest.
It’sexpected that by 1pm on September 18, the storm eye will be on the waters closeto provinces from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai with wind at the storm eye reaching100-135 km per hour or more.
Aftermaking landfall in central provinces from Quang Binh to Da Nang on September 18afternoon or evening, the storm would be weakened to become a tropical lowpressure.
About1am on September 19, the heart of the tropical low pressure is on the borderarea of Lao and Thailand with strongest wind reducing to 40-50 km per hour.
Meetingwith ministries and agencies on Wednesday morning to make preparations, DeputyPrime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung raised alert levels, calling for active andtimely actions to respond to the storm’s movements.
Heasked localities, border guards and the transport sector to tighten controlover the operation of fishing vessels and tourist ships at sea so thevessels/ships would avoid entering storm-affected areas and find safe shelter.
By10am on September 16, border guards informed 285,384 people on 58,345 vesselsabout the storm and instructed them to keep away from possibly affected areas.
Accordingto Border Guard Command, by September 17 morning, about 700 vessels were in theareas possibly affected by the storm. The number does not includevessels/boats/ships that are operating in coastal areas.
Dungasked localities to instruct vessels to head to shelters, ensure safety forhuman life and property, particularly assist people to move/reinforceaquaculture growing facilities as the central region was a hub of aquacultureproduction with high economic value in Vietnam.
Localitieswere also asked to have evacuation plans in place to ensure safety for peopleliving in vulnerable areas like coastal areas, river mouths andlandslide/flood-prone areas.
Anti-floodmeasures must be taken into account to protect urban areas and agricultureproduction.
TheDeputy PM asked for review and promptly fix problems at dams and reservoirs ofhydropower plants.
Now,many reservoirs in the central region are dry, so their operators must closelyoversee and adjust the storage of water to ensure the reservoirs’ safety.
Heassigned specific tasks to ministries and agencies, urging them to make useavailable resources for actively, effectively and timely responding to the storm.
Vicehead of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention andControl Tran Quang Hoai said that proper attention must be paid to reservoirsbecause damages were found at 55 reservoirs in the central regionincluding 16 ones Thanh Hoa, ten in Nghe An, eight in Ha Tinh, 12 in Quang Binh,six in Quang Tri and three in Thua Thien-Hue.
Another41 reservoirs are under construction and 99 locations along key sea dyke systemfrom Thanh Hoa to Da Nang need to be protected when the storm makes landfall.
Thereare also 26 dyke works including 13 carried out on sea dyke system or riversmouths are being built./.
VNA
