On the afternoon of July 21, information from the National Civil Defense Steering Committee to respond to storm No. 3 (Wipha), the Ministry of National Defense mobilized 346,210 officers and soldiers (14,120 men; 232,090 militia); 8,200 vehicles of all kinds (cars 5,061; ships 216; boats, canoes 2,295; special vehicles 623; aircraft 5).
Regarding the counting of ships, the Border Guards of provinces from Quang Ninh to Dak Lak have coordinated with localities and families of ship and boat owners to notify, count, and guide 54,300 vehicles/227,194 people to know the developments and direction of storm No. 3 to proactively move around and escape from the danger zone.
Also on July 21, implementing the Prime Minister's Official Dispatch No. 117, Official Dispatch No. 4181 of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) on proactive response to storm No. 3 (Wipha), the Department of Rescue and Search and Rescue continues to urge military units to strictly maintain their duty regime; grasp the developments and direction of the storm, prepare forces and means to respond promptly and effectively to incidents, natural disasters, and search and rescue.
The Border Guard Command directs the Border Guard Commands of provinces and cities to coordinate with local authorities from Quang Ninh - Dac Lak to actively and proactively deploy the response to storm No. 3.
The Vietnam Coast Guard has organized the dissemination and implementation of instructions at all levels on storm prevention No. 3. Lieutenant General Le Quang Dao, Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, requested units directly affected by storm No. 3 to absolutely not be subjective, prepare and best conditions to proactively prevent, combat and overcome the consequences of storms and heavy rains according to the motto "4 on-site", "3 readiness", "3 proactive".
Updated on storm No. 3 at 7:00 p.m. on September 21:
The center of the storm is located at: About 20.9 degrees north latitude; 108.5 degrees east longitude, about 86 km east of Quang Ninh, about 210 km east of Hai Phong, about 230 km east of Hung Yen, about 257 km east-northeast of Ninh Binh.
Maximum wind speed: Level 9-10 (75-102 km/h), gust level 13.
Forecast: In the next 3 hours, the storm will move in a West-Southwest direction, at a speed of about 10 km/h.
At 4:00 a.m. on July 22, the center of the storm was at about 20.7 degrees north latitude; 107.6 degrees east longitude, in the northern Gulf of Tonkin. The strongest wind near the storm center is level 10-11, gusting to level 14.
At 4:00 p.m. on July 22, the center of the storm was at about 20.4 degrees north latitude; 106.3 degrees east longitude, on the mainland of the coastal area from Hai Phong to Thanh Hoa. The strongest wind near the storm center is level 9-10, gusting to level 13.
