Schools in Hai Phong are allowed to decide for students to stay home to avoid storm Matmo.

The content is mentioned in the official dispatch of the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong requesting educational institutions in the area to closely monitor the developments of storm No. 11 Matmo and proactively deploy prevention plans at the highest level.

The Hai Phong Department of Education and Training requires schools to monitor and update weather forecasts from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the Northeast Hydro-Meteorological Station, radio and television channels and the Hai Phong City Electronic Information Portal.

Depending on the specific situation, school leaders can decide to let students stay home from school, adjust the schedule and teaching methods to ensure the safety of students and teachers. The notice must be sent to parents, teachers and students before 9:00 p.m. on October 5.

Schools are allowed to decide for students to stay home to avoid storm No. 11 Matmo. (Illustration: Khanh Son)

The Hai Phong Department of Education and Training also requires schools to assign specific tasks to each force, maintain storm duty, and have backup plans in case of power outages so that communication and operations are not interrupted.

Schools need to proactively check and reinforce facilities, especially those under construction or in disrepair, have plans to protect important equipment, and clear drainage systems to prevent flooding.

In addition to protecting schools, educational institutions need to coordinate with local authorities to use schools as temporary storm shelters when required; Always be ready with forces and means to promptly rescue, handle any arising situations, according to the motto "4 on-site".

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that storm No. 11 Matmo is at its strongest stage. At 9:00 a.m. on October 5, the intensity was level 12-13 (118-149 km/h), gusting to level 15, moving at a fast speed of 25 km/h.

The eye of the storm is currently about 375km East Southeast of Mong Cai ( Quang Ninh ). It is forecasted that in the next 3 hours, storm No. 11 Matmo will move in the West Northwest direction, at a speed of about 20-25km/h. From 7pm today, the storm will affect the Northeastern provinces.

At around 7am on October 6, storm No. 11 Matmo in the border area of Quang Ninh (Vietnam) - Guangxi (China), moved in the West Northwest direction, about 20km per hour, intensity reduced to level 9, gusting to level 12.

Level 3 disaster risk warning in the Northern Gulf of Tonkin, coastal mainland areas from Quang Ninh to Hung Yen, Lang Son province.

At 7:00 p.m. the same day, the storm did not change direction, moving at a speed of about 20km/h, in the northern mountainous area of the North, weakening into a low pressure area.

LINH NHI

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