On July 5, the Hai Phong City Civil Defense Command issued a notice on lifting the ban on some activities in the river mouth and sea area in the city.
According to the announcement, immediately after receiving the final bulletin on storm No. 1 (MAYSAK) provided by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the city allows activities in the river mouth, coastal and offshore areas to return to normal.
Specifically, tourist ships, ships, and boats exploiting aquatic products are allowed to go to sea; tourism and entertainment activities in the sea and island areas; exploitation, farming, and fishing activities of aquatic products and other activities in the river mouth, coastal and offshore areas are restored.
The lifting of the ban is implemented based on the provisions of the Law on Civil Defense, the Law on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and guiding documents for implementation, and based on the actual developments of storm No. 1.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 10:00 AM on July 5th, the storm center was located at 22.6 degrees North latitude, 108.1 degrees East longitude, about 120 km northeast of Mong Cai (Quang Ninh). The strongest wind near the storm center was level 8 (62-74 km/h), gusting to level 10, moving in the Northeast direction at a speed of 5-10 km/h.
In the next 12 hours, the storm will continue to go deep into the mainland of Guangxi province, weakening into a tropical depression, then into a low pressure area and gradually dissipating.
Previously, from 4 pm on July 3, Hai Phong issued a ban on all tourist ships, fishing boats and vehicles operating at sea to ensure safety before the developments of storm No. 1. At the same time, tourism and entertainment activities at sea and islands; exploitation, aquaculture and fishing; along with activities in river mouths, coastal areas and offshore also temporarily stopped.
