According to the Prime Minister, the Government Standing Committee met with ministries, branches and localities to assess the response direction, damage situation and deploy urgent measures to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3.
On the morning of September 8, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference to assess the response work, damage situation and deploy urgent measures to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3.
The conference was held directly at the Government Headquarters, online with 26 northern provinces and cities from Thanh Hoa and beyond.
Attending the Conference were Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Hoa Binh and Ho Duc Phoc; Ministers, leaders of relevant ministries and branches, and Secretaries and Chairmen of People's Committees of 26 northern provinces and cities.
Opening the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that storm No. 3 has made landfall in our country and caused serious consequences. In addition, the storm's circulation is still complicated, causing heavy rain, risks of flooding, landslides, and subsidence in the northern provinces.
Faced with that situation, the Government Standing Committee met with ministries, branches and localities to assess the response direction, damage situation and deploy urgent measures to overcome the consequences.
In particular, the Conference aims to draw lessons in flood and storm prevention and control such as forecasting, warning, information, and propaganda; preparation and response work; direction and organization of flood and storm prevention and control, especially long-term solutions to ensure safety, especially in areas prone to natural disasters, such as coastal and mountainous areas and for vulnerable sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, electricity, telecommunications, etc.; support work, mobilizing support to overcome damage.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, storm No. 3 is the strongest storm in the past 30 years in the East Sea region.
On the night of September 6, storm No. 3 entered the eastern sea of the Northern Gulf of Tonkin. On the afternoon of September 7, the storm made landfall in the provinces and cities of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong with a level 12-13 intensity, gusting to level 15. It then entered the northern provinces and cities. On the morning of September 8, it weakened into a tropical depression.
Along with the storm, from the night of September 6 to the early morning of September 8, the Northern region had widespread rain of 70-200mm, locally some places had very heavy rain of over 300mm.
Statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development show that storm No. 3 has caused great damage to people and property. Initial damage update as of 7:00 a.m. on September 8 showed that 5 people died (including 3 in Quang Ninh, 1 in Hai Phong, 1 in Hai Duong). In particular, on the morning of September 8, in Cham hamlet, Tan Minh commune, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province, a landslide occurred in a household, killing 4 people and injuring 1 person.
The storm injured 186 people (Quang Ninh 157, Hai Phong 13, Hai Duong 5, Hanoi 10); 25 small cement and wooden ships sank at their anchorage in Quang Ninh.
At the same time, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, and Hanoi suffered widespread power and communication outages.
Due to the long duration of the storm and the sustained intensity of the storm, very strong gusts of wind damaged 3,279 houses; 401 electric poles were broken; many shops, offices, and schools had their roofs blown off or were damaged; many advertising signs and telecommunication poles were broken; urban trees were uprooted and broken on the roads in the provinces and cities of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hai Duong, and Hanoi.
Regarding agriculture, 121,500 hectares of rice and crops are currently flooded and damaged (concentrated in Thai Binh 76,345 hectares; Hai Phong 6,750 hectares; Hai Duong 11,200 hectares; Hanoi 6,218 hectares; Nam Dinh 2,800 hectares; Hung Yen 11,923 hectares; Ha Nam 7,418 hectares; Bac Ninh 8,977 hectares....); 5,027 hectares of fruit trees are damaged (concentrated in Hai Phong 1,000 hectares; Thai Binh 1,385 hectares, Hung Yen 1,818 hectares....); over 1,000 aquaculture cages are damaged and swept away (mainly in Quang Ninh).
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that from September 8-9, the circulation after storm No. 3 will cause heavy rain in the entire plains, midlands and mountainous areas of the North, with an average 24-hour rainfall of up to 100-150mm, and in some places over 200mm. There is a high risk of flooding on rivers and streams and flash floods and landslides in some localities./.
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