On September 8, at the Government headquarters, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference to assess the response, damage situation and deploy urgent measures to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3.
In his opening remarks at the conference, the Prime Minister emphasized that storm No. 3 has been raging on land for more than a day, causing serious consequences. The storm's circulation will continue to cause heavy rain and flooding, especially in the northern mountainous provinces.
The Prime Minister requested that it is necessary to immediately review and support damaged localities and families with deceased people. At this time, people are suffering losses, so it is necessary to discuss with a spirit of urgency; continue to immediately implement storm recovery work; promptly handle issues related to people's lives, production, business, and response to landslides and subsidence.
The storm also affected the electricity and telecommunications systems. The Prime Minister directed network operators to cooperate and share network connections.
According to the report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, super typhoon No. 3 - Yagi is the strongest storm in the East Sea in the past 30 years.
Storm No. 3 and its circulation have a wide range of influence from the Northern region to Thanh Hoa (26 provinces and cities); the storm causes heavy rain in the Northern region, especially the northern mountainous region which has suffered heavy losses due to heavy rains, flash floods, and landslides in July and August 2024.
Regarding initial damage (updated to 7:00 a.m. on September 8, 2024), due to darkness, big waves, strong winds, and power and communication outages, localities have not been able to make accurate statistics.
In the immediate future, preliminary damage includes 5 deaths (Quang Ninh 3, Hai Phong 1, Hai Duong 1); 186 injured (Quang Ninh 157, Hai Phong 13, Hai Duong 5, Hanoi 10).
At around 0:05 on September 8, in Xom Cham, Tan Minh commune, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province, a landslide occurred in a household, killing 4 people and injuring 1.
The duration of the storm on land is prolonged (12 hours). At 4am this morning (September 8), storm No. 3 weakened into a tropical depression in the Northwest region. It is forecasted that in the next 12-24 hours, the tropical depression will weaken into a low pressure area and gradually dissipate.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that from September 8-9, 2024, the circulation after storm No. 3 will cause heavy rain for the entire plains, midlands and mountainous areas of the north, with an average 24-hour rainfall of up to 100-150 mm, and in some places over 200 mm.
In particular, small rivers in Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Hoa Binh may see floods reaching alert level 2 to alert level 3.
There is a high risk of flooding in urban areas, cities and provinces in the Northern Delta region due to heavy rain, especially in the provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Yen Bai, Bac Kan, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Ha Nam, and Hanoi.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storm number 3
Storm No. 3 (Storm Yagi) caused severe damage and impacts in many provinces in the Northern region.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a whole package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Charitable Social Fund calls on philanthropists at home and abroad to join hands to share with people affected by the storm and post-storm circulation.... to soon stabilize their lives.
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious affection of agencies, businesses, and philanthropists at home and abroad.
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