Particularly, he asked the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the National Committee for Response to Incidents and Natural Disasters and Search and Rescue, relevant ministries, agencies, and localities to keep a close eye on the development of Storm Noul and put forth specific tasks.
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A representative of the Vietnam Border Guard Command briefs participants on the force's response to the storm at the meeting of the Steering Committee on National Disaster Prevention and Control. |
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, Head of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, convened an urgent meeting with ministries, agencies, and localities to brace for Storm Noul.
The Deputy Prime Minister asked localities to make forces and vehicles available to evacuate people in dangerous areas and cooperate with other forces to check trawlers operating in dangerous areas.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4 a.m. on September 17, storm Noul is predicted to be around 220 km Southeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, moving West-northwest with a wind speed of 90-115 kph.
In the next 48 hours, the storm will keep strengthening until wind speeds reach 100-135 kph and head toward Central Vietnam.
As of the afternoon of September 16, border guard forces of coastal provinces from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan provinces have cooperated with local authorities to guide 58,345 vehicles to move out of dangerous areas.
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Troops of the Phu Loc Border Post contacting with fishermen |
In Da Nang City, under the instruction of the provincial Border Guard Command, border guard units have worked with local authorities to follow the development of the storm in the East Sea (South China Sea) and inform trawlers of the position and direction of the storm to help them move out of dangerous areas.
Relevant units are in touch with ship owners and prepared to conduct search and rescue missions.
Translated by Song Anh