Tropical depression strengthens into storm, Quang Tri proactively evacuates more than 52,000 people

On the morning of August 30, the tropical depression in the East Sea intensified into a storm, heading straight towards the mainland from Quang Tri to Hue City. Quang Tri authorities immediately activated a level 3 response plan, preparing to urgently evacuate more than 52,000 people from the danger zone.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4:00 a.m. on August 30, the storm's center was at 17.7 degrees North latitude - 109.2 degrees East longitude, about 290km from the coast of Quang Tri . Strong winds of level 7, gusting to level 9, moving Northwest at 20km/hour.

Clip of floods in Binh My village, Hieu Giang commune and On, Mo O O O, Yen Hop villages, Kim Phu commune

Forecast this evening, the storm will go straight into the sea area of ​​Quang Tri - Hue city, with wind gusts of level 8-10, then make landfall and gradually weaken.

In the past 6 hours, heavy rain has covered the entire Quang Tri area with average rainfall of 60-110mm, many places are locally flooded. The villages of On, Yen Hop, Mo O O O (Kim Phu commune) are isolated.

Nguon Rao, Huong Phung commune, rising water

The People's Committee of Quang Tri province has issued an urgent telegram, requesting mountainous and coastal districts to be ready to evacuate 14,295 households with 52,853 people when ordered. Schools and solid headquarters have been requisitioned as safe storm shelters.

Evacuation of people to avoid landslides in Cu Bai village, Huong Lap commune

The government also directed the bracing of houses, pruning of trees, reinforcement of dams, and stockpiling of food and medicine for areas at risk of isolation.

In the entire Quang Tri province, 8,531 vessels have now safely anchored, while 194 vessels with 608 fishermen are still operating at sea. Border guards are sending out urgent signals, calling on the remaining vessels to quickly return to shelters.

Hundreds of hectares of rice in Dong Trach commune fell down.

Meanwhile, in Hue City, the People's Committee of Hue City directed localities to urgently harvest summer-autumn rice with the motto "green house is better than old field". By the morning of August 30, localities had harvested 3,856 hectares out of 25,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice. At the same time, shock troops such as the army, police and youth union members were being mobilized to the grassroots to help farmers harvest summer-autumn rice to avoid floods.

Dakrong commune, Ly Ton spillway bridge (km28), Ly Ton village

Hue City has deployed reserves of hundreds of tons of food and other essential goods to be ready to rescue people in localities that have been flooded and isolated for a long time. Regarding petroleum, Hue City People's Committee has requested businesses with petroleum business activities to proactively prepare reserves, ensuring stable and continuous supply when there are forecasts of natural disasters, floods and storms and throughout the rainy and stormy season.

MINH PHONG - VAN THANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ap-thap-nhiet-doi-manh-len-thanh-bao-quang-tri-chu-dong-di-doi-hon-52000-dan-post810939.html