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Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Tho (first from the left) inspects Storm Talim prevention effort.

The center forecast that by around 4a.m. on July 19, Storm Talim will move in a West-Northwest direction at a speed of some 20-25 km per hour. While moving further inland, it will gradually weaken.

The capital city of Hanoi will experience moderate and heavy rains, with thunderstorms in several areas.

To prepare against the storm, the Northern port city of Hai Phong has come up with flood prevention plans for over 29,100ha of rice and 5,500ha of vegetables. It has also prepared over 1,200 vehicles, 285 boats and canoes, 43,000 cu.m of gavel and 1,500 tons of food, and others.

About 9,000 residents in high-risk areas had been evacuated before 7a.m. on July 18.

Authorities of the Northern province of Ha Nam also sent a dispatch to heads of departments and agencies, chairpersons of the People’s Committees of districts and towns, the provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue, and directors of companies operating in irrigation, urban environment and electricity, asking them to focus on preparedness against the storm.

Source: VNA