According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on the afternoon of October 27, storm No. 6 (also known as storm Tra Mi) made landfall in the provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, and Da Nang.

To proactively respond to storm Tra Mi, on the afternoon of October 26, the People's Committee of Da Nang City issued a telegram requesting local agencies and units to deploy solutions; at the same time, asking people to limit leaving their homes from 10:00 a.m. on October 27.

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Da Nang residents use the 'Buy on behalf' feature on the 'Danang Smart City' app in 3 steps: Access the 'Da Nang AI buy on behalf' section on the app; select the store you want to buy from; provide the item, quantity you want to buy, delivery address, and contact phone number. Photo: NQ

Sharing with VietNamNet reporters on the afternoon of October 27, the Department of Information and Communications of Da Nang said that the 'Danang SmartCity' application has just added the 'Buy on behalf' feature, allowing people to order many types of necessities and necessary goods even at home, without having to go out in the rain and flooding caused by storm Tra Mi.

In addition to promptly supporting people during natural disasters, storms, floods or epidemics, a special feature of the 'Buy on behalf of' feature on the digital citizen application 'Danang Smart City' is that people can order many types of necessities from many stores and many different platforms for one order. In addition, people using this feature also get free shipping.

As a multi-service mobile application put into use since 2020, 'Danang Smart City' currently provides more than 30 smart services and utilities for searching, informing, notifying, and promptly warning people and the community such as: Declaration, control, and prevention of Covid-19 epidemic in Da Nang; one-stop record lookup, traffic violations, land prices; rainfall monitoring...

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