First is the timely and early direction from afar. Early in the morning of September 3, when the storm passed Ludong Island (Philippines) and entered the East Sea, the Prime Minister issued a telegram directing ministries, branches and localities to urgently deploy response measures , clearly stating the "4 on-site" motto according to assigned tasks and authorities, not to be passive or surprised in order to ensure the safety of people's lives and minimize property damage .
From this early direction, ministries, branches and localities soon had specific plans and scenarios to avoid being passive when the storm arrived. In particular, the Army and Police forces mobilized to participate in storm prevention amounted to hundreds of thousands of people. The Army mobilized nearly 458,000 officers and soldiers (regular troops, militia, reserve forces) and more than 10,100 vehicles of all kinds. The Ministry of Public Security also mobilized over 100,000 soldiers to support the people. The Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) alone mobilized 6,500 people, more than 110 information rescue teams, and equipped thousands of generators to avoid information and transmission line disruptions, ensuring communication safety during the time the storm made landfall...
These data show that proactively mobilizing resources early, along with timely information and propaganda work by forecasting agencies and the media, not only makes people feel more secure but also creates a more stable mentality when facing one of the biggest storms in the past few decades to hit the Northern region.
Even when the storm hit Hanoi, ensuring electricity, water, and communications for the heart of the Fatherland also demonstrated the efforts and early preparation of the capital's electricity and communications sector.
Damage is inevitable, but it is clear that with careful preparation, planning, and a system, the risk of natural disasters has been greatly limited.
Lessons learned about proactive response will continue to be implemented in the process of overcoming the damage of storm No. 3 as well as preparing for upcoming unusual weather events.
After the storm, the power of unity, consensus, determination and initiative is shown. Then, life will soon return to the places where the storm passed and was affected by the storm's circulation.
That is how we overcome obstacles and difficulties.
