Ministries and localities are ready to respond to storms in the East Sea.

Ready to respond to storms in the East Sea. (Illustration photo: VNA) — Ready to respond to storms in the East Sea. (Illustration photo)

The National Steering Committee for Civil Defense has just issued Official Dispatch No. 02/CD-BCĐ-BNNMT requesting the People's Committees of coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Dak Lak, together with the Ministries of National Defense , Agriculture and Environment, Public Security, Construction, Industry and Trade, Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology, to proactively respond to the storm in the East Sea (storm No. 8).

According to the dispatch, at noon on September 18, the tropical depression strengthened into a storm (storm number 8). At 1 p.m. today, the center of the storm was at 19.9 degrees North latitude; 118.4 degrees East longitude, in the northeastern sea area of the North East Sea.

The strongest wind recorded by experts is at level 8, gusting to level 10; moving northwest at a speed of 15-20km/hour and continuing to strengthen.

To proactively respond to the storm, the National Steering Committee for Civil Defense requested ministries, branches and People's Committees of coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Dak Lak to closely monitor the storm's developments.

On that basis, strictly manage vehicles going out to sea; organize counting and notify owners of vehicles and captains of ships and boats operating at sea of the location, direction of movement and developments of the storm so that they can proactively avoid, escape or not move into dangerous areas.

Dangerous areas in the next 24 hours: North of latitude 18.5N; East of longitude 113.5E (dangerous areas are adjusted in forecast bulletins).

The National Steering Committee for Civil Defense also requested relevant ministries and branches, according to their functions, state management tasks and assigned tasks, to proactively direct and coordinate with localities in responding to the storm; and to be ready with forces and means for rescue when required.

Localities organize serious on-duty shifts and regularly report to the National Civil Defense Steering Committee (through the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ).

Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, coastal information stations and mass media agencies should increase information on the storm's developments to authorities at all levels, owners of vehicles operating at sea and people to know how to respond./.

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