On the morning of July 17, the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held an online conference with 27 northern provinces and cities to direct response to storm No. 1 (TALIM) and post-storm floods.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Head of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control chaired the conference. At the Bac Ninh bridge, comrade Nguyen Huong Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue (PCTT&TKCN) chaired.
Comrade Nguyen Huong Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue (PCTT&TKCN) directed at the Bac Ninh bridge.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4:00 a.m. on July 17, the center of storm No. 1 was at about 20.0 degrees North latitude; 113.5 degrees East longitude, about 340km East Southeast of Leizhou Peninsula (China). The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 11-12 (103-133km/h), gusting to level 15. It is forecasted that in the next 24-72 hours, storm No. 1 will move in a West-Northwest direction, at a speed of 15-20 km/h, and the storm is likely to strengthen.
Due to the impact of storm No. 1, at sea and on land in coastal provinces in the Northern region, there will be strong winds, rising water, and large waves; from the night of July 17 to July 20, there will be heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 200-400 mm, locally over 500 mm; the Central provinces are forecast to have moderate to heavy rain with common rainfall of 100-200 mm; Bac Ninh province in particular will have common rainfall of 150 - 250 mm, which could cause localized flooding in urban areas and newly planted rice fields. The risk of flash floods and landslides will also increase from July 18 in the Northern region, with high risks in the provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai. Beware of heavy rain causing urban flooding.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang requested the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, ministries, branches, and People's Committees of provinces and cities to strictly implement Official Dispatch No. 646/CD-TTg dated July 16, 2023 of the Prime Minister, absolutely not to be subjective or negligent, and to resolutely direct the implementation of storm and flood response work. Based on the actual situation and the potential impact of storms and floods in the locality, provinces and cities should focus on directing, proactively providing timely information, and guiding people to respond to storms and floods, ensuring safety for activities at sea, on islands, in coastal areas, on land and in mountainous areas.
At the Bac Ninh bridge, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huong Giang requested the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, districts, towns and cities to absolutely not be subjective or negligent; closely monitor the storm's developments, proactively respond to rain and floods; organize a 24/7 on-duty team; inspect and deploy patrol and guard plans to ensure the safety of dykes, irrigation works, and works under construction along rivers and on rivers. Organize review, inspection, urging and directing the clearing and clearing of drainage axes in the area to be ready to drain water for low-lying areas, urban areas, industrial parks and agricultural production; in which, pay attention to checking temporary dams and temporary works across the canal system. Actively pump and drain buffer water to minimize flooding in newly planted rice and seedling areas in the area, operate irrigation systems and sluices under the dike according to approved procedures to ensure safety for the works.
Notify investors, construction units on the river, aquaculture households on the river, and water transport vehicles about weather developments and flood situations on the river banks to have plans to ensure safety of people and property.
Organize a review and inspection of the tree system to have a plan to prune and cut down trees at risk of falling to ensure safety for people and vehicles. Implement measures to protect production, especially areas of seedlings and new rice plants, promptly harvest crop areas (if any) to minimize damage.
Bac Ninh Electricity Company immediately deployed a plan to ensure power supply for drainage pumping stations to operate 24/7. Bac Ninh Newspaper, Provincial Radio and Television Station, and Provincial Electronic Information Portal regularly updated the storm's developments and increased the time spent reporting on mass media so that authorities at all levels and people could proactively respond.
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