PM Pham Minh Chinh warned that the intensifying typhoon could unleash heavy rainfall, flash floods, landslides, and widespread inundation, posing risks to mountainous, low-lying, and coastal areas.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
He called for decisive action, urging ministries, agencies, and local authorities to prepare pro-actively and monitor the storm’s trajectory closely before it makes landfall. He urged mobilizing manpower and resources, crafting detailed evacuation plans, and prioritizing human safety above all, followed by protecting property and ensuring swift and effective response.
The PM outlined immediate steps, including relocating residents from areas prone to flooding, landslides, tidal surges, and riverbank erosion to safer zones. Authorities were directed to secure vessels, guiding those in high-risk areas to safety and preventing others from sailing into danger.
Ministries, agencies and local authorities were urged to strictly follow directives from the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and the PM’s urgent dispatches.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects storm response in Trung Loc commune, Nghe An province. (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
They must take timely measures to protect production, pro-actively deploy forces and equipment ready for rescue operations if incidents occur, he said, adding that provinces must establish forward command posts operating round the black, with all on the highest alert to respond to the storm.
Officials from Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Quang Tri reported their pro-active measures to cope with the storm.
Immediately after the meeting, the PM travelled to Cua Lo ward in Nghe An province to inspect its storm defenses firsthand.
Source: VNA