Accordingly, agencies and units were asked to strictly realize higher-level dispatches on pro-active response to the typhoon, the third storm hitting Vietnam this year, heavy rains in Northern and North-Central regions. They should also maintain duty regulations and keep a close watch on the development of the typhoon.
Border troops from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh provinces were requested to coordinate with local authorities and functional agencies to grasp number of vessels; keep owners and captains of vessels operating at sea updated about the storm’s developments to take shelter in a timely manner; and ensure that no one is left on vessels, floating fishing farms before and during the landing of the typhoon.
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Forces assist fishermen in in anchoring their boats. (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
In addition, they should double-check response plans; reinforce key facilities; areas prone to flash floods, landslides; support local people in consolidating their houses, evacuate them from dangerous areas to safer ones.
Both personnel and vehicles must be stood ready to take rescue missions on request and ensure safety during task implementation. Dissemination of information about troops’ assistance to local residents and search and rescue work must be promoted as well.
On July 20, a delegation from the Naval Region 1 Command led by its Political Commissar Rear Admiral Tran Xuan Van inspected typhoon Wipha prevention and control work of Brigade 170, Regiment 151, Battalion 158, Battalions 471 and 472 under Brigade 147 and Depot 703. The head delegate asked them to pro-actively follow the typhoon’s developments, ensure materials for the work, strictly observe duty regulations at all levels, and team up with local authorities in responding to the storm.
Also on July 20, Senior Colonel Luong Cao Khai, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of Coast Guard Region 1, informed that the command’s troops and vehicles were standing ready to take rescue missions in any circumstances.
Troops and vehicles in Ninh Binh, Hung Yen and Quang Ninh provinces are maintaining duty regulations, keeping a close watch on developments of the typhoon, calling on vessels to take shelter, helping locals reinforce their houses, and standing ready for assignments.
Translated by Mai Huong