More than 38,400 people evacuated to avoid storm No. 5

In the face of the dangerous developments of storm No. 5, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces have urgently evacuated more than 38,400 people to safety. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested that there be absolutely no subjectivity or negligence in response.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha continued to chair meetings with the Government Office, the Department of Hydrometeorology, provinces and cities to direct the response to storm No. 5. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On the afternoon of August 25, at the Forward Command Center (Nghe An province), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired an online meeting with the Government Office , the Department of Hydrometeorology and localities affected by storm No. 5. Also attending were Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense; Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh, Commander of Military Region 4; Major General Doan Xuan Buong, Political Commissar of Military Region 4 and the Government's working delegation.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and the working delegation visited people at the storm evacuation point. Photo: Pham Bang

Reporting at the meeting, provincial leaders said: Ha Tinh evacuated 17,300 people, Nghe An evacuated 4,245 households with 14,113 people (of which more than 9,000 people are in coastal areas), Thanh Hoa evacuated 1,905 households with more than 7,000 people in 17 communes. All provinces arranged forces to be on duty 24/24 hours at key points, temporarily closed roads, brought boats to safe anchorages, prepared plans to ensure food and necessities...

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized that storm No. 5 is still very strong and has just begun to affect the mainland. It is necessary to resolutely implement the viewpoint of "not being subjective or negligent, but proactively taking precautions". The Deputy Prime Minister requested localities to continue to review and evacuate people from dangerous areas; especially Thanh Hoa and Nghe An must send leaders directly to the mountainous areas to direct response to the storm and post-storm circulation.

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the military and border guards to quickly deploy the “4 on-the-spot” policy, and at the same time requested the provinces to be ready to requisition vehicles and equipment from state-owned and private enterprises to respond and overcome the consequences. The work of controlling dams and protecting people’s property must be carried out strictly and promptly, avoiding passive and unexpected situations.

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