On the morning of September 5, storm No. 3 strengthened into a super storm, forecast to be very strong, with a high level of natural disaster risk and complex developments. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Official Dispatch No. 87/CD-TTg dated September 5, 2024, directing ministries, branches and localities to focus on urgent response to storm No. 3 in 2024.
According to the telegram, it is forecasted that from tomorrow morning the storm will directly affect the Gulf of Tonkin with the strongest wind near the storm center at level 13-14, gusting to level 16.
From tomorrow night, it will directly affect the mainland of the Northeast and North Central regions of our country with the strongest wind speed possibly reaching level 10-12, gusting to level 13-14 and affecting deep inland, the storm is likely to cause strong winds, rising water, large waves at sea and along the coast, strong winds and widespread heavy rain on land.
Storm No. 3 is forecast to be very strong, with a high level of natural disaster risk and complicated developments. The Prime Minister requested a number of tasks.
Ministers, Secretaries and Chairmen of the People's Committees of the above localities focus on leading, directing, organizing inspections, urging, and implementing drastic, timely and effective measures to prevent and respond to storms in the spirit of proactive prevention and response at the highest level to ensure the safety of lives, especially children and vulnerable groups, and minimize damage to the property of the People and the State.
The Secretaries and Chairmen of the People's Committees of the above-mentioned provinces and centrally-run cities postponed non-urgent meetings, mobilized the entire political system, assigned each comrade in the Standing Committee and Standing Committee to directly go to key areas to lead, direct, urge, and inspect storm and flood prevention and control work.
In particular, focus on carefully reviewing and immediately implementing work to ensure safety for activities at sea and on islands; ensure safety for people, boats, and vehicles operating at sea (especially boats in the Gulf of Tonkin and coastal areas from Ha Tinh outwards) and at shelters.
Ensure the safety of people in dangerous areas, especially on rafts, aquaculture watchtowers, boats in shelters, areas at risk of deep flooding due to high waves, rising water, heavy rains, areas at risk of landslides, flash floods that are not safe. Absolutely do not let people stay in dangerous areas when storms directly affect and heavy rains and floods occur.
Proactively arrange forces and means in key and vulnerable areas to be ready to promptly handle situations that arise during storms and floods.
Review the responsibility of heads of organizations, agencies and units who are negligent and subjective in performing tasks of storm and flood prevention and control; strictly handle business owners, vehicles, boats and rafts that do not comply with the direction of competent authorities and forces in storm prevention and control work.
The Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee are responsible to the Secretariat and the Prime Minister if they are subjective, negligent in leadership and direction, and slow in responding to storms and floods, leading to great loss of life and property.
The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security directed relevant units to urgently review and update response plans according to the storm risk level, proactively arrange forces and means to coordinate with relevant forces to deploy storm and flood prevention and control work according to regulations.
