Storm No. 10 moves along Da Nang coast: heavy rain, fallen trees blocking the road, 6 people trapped in a car were rescued

On the morning of September 28, a large tree fell at the Phan Hanh Son - An Duong Vuong intersection (Da Nang City) and crushed a car, trapping 6 people who were safely rescued by the fire department.

A fallen tree blocked the road, 6 people trapped in a car were rescued. Photo: Da Nang City Police

At 6:55 a.m. on September 28, the Fire Fighting and Rescue Team of Region 3 - Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department received information from the Emergency Center - Da Nang City Police about an incident of a large tree falling and crushing a car at the intersection of Phan Hanh Son - An Duong Vuong Street (Ngu Hanh Son Ward, Da Nang City).

The car was driven by Mr. Nguyen The Q. (born 1995, residing in Bac Tra My, Quang Nam ).

Immediately after receiving the information, the unit dispatched 1 rescue vehicle and 7 officers and soldiers to the scene.

Source: Da Nang City Police

At this point, the team discovered that there were people injured in the car. They immediately used a chainsaw to cut tree branches and brought the six injured people out safely. Afterwards, the team cleaned up the scene and cleared the road for traffic.

At 7:35 a.m. the same day, the rescue work ended, and forces and vehicles returned to duty ready to serve the mission.

On the same morning, due to the influence of storm No. 10, heavy to very heavy rain appeared in Da Nang city, many places recorded rainfall of more than 60-80mm in just a few hours.

In the past 6 hours (from 11pm on September 27 to 5am on September 28), Da Nang has had heavy to very heavy rain. Measured rainfall: Hoa Xuan 65.6mm, Irrigation Department 62.8mm, Vinh Dien Bridge 80.2mm, Hoi An 73.6mm, Standing Office 81.8mm, Ky Phu 63mm... Water levels on rivers are rising, many places reaching alert level 1.

The river water rose rapidly, some roads and low-lying areas were flooded 0.1-0.3m deep, some places 0.5m deep, causing traffic obstruction and affecting people's lives.

According to the Central Central Hydrometeorological Station, at 7:00 a.m. on September 28, the center of storm No. 10 was at about 16.6 degrees North latitude; 109.5 degrees East longitude, 170km East of Hue .

The storm is level 12, gusting to level 15, moving very quickly in the West Northwest direction at a speed of about 30km/hour.

This is a storm with a moving speed nearly twice the average, a wide area of ​​influence, capable of causing strong winds, big waves, widespread heavy rain, flash floods and landslides.

On September 28, in Da Nang, it is forecasted that there will continue to be moderate to very heavy rain, with total rainfall ranging from 80-180mm, in some places over 250mm; strong winds on land and coastal areas at level 5-6, gusting at level 7-8.

On the morning of September 28, it rained intermittently in the center of Da Nang City. Photo: THIEN VU

At sea, near the storm center, winds can reach level 10-13, gusts to level 16, waves 5-7m high, extremely dangerous for boats, rafts and coastal activities.

Authorities recommend that people limit going out during strong winds and heavy rain; proactively prevent flooding and landslides; and absolutely do not operate boats in dangerous areas.

On the same morning, Ms. Le Kim Phuong, Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Da Nang City, said that as of 7:00 a.m. on September 28, the water level of the reservoirs had increased slightly but was operating below the flood level.

XUAN QUYNH

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bao-so-10-di-doc-bien-da-nang-mua-lon-cay-do-chan-duong-6-nguoi-ket-trong-o-to-duoc-cuu-post815161.html