On the morning of September 19, the tropical depression strengthened into storm No. 4. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Official Dispatch No. 98/CD-TTg directing focused response.
The Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and cities to closely monitor the situation and continuously update information on developments of tropical depressions, storms and floods.
Directing timely, drastic and effective implementation of response work in accordance with actual developments in the area, thoroughly implementing the "four on-site" motto, proactively handling the worst possible situations.
Focus on checking, guiding and calling on ships not to enter or exit dangerous areas or return to safe shelters; immediately deploy measures to ensure safety for ships and vehicles at anchorage and shelters and production activities at sea and along the coast.
Deploy plans to respond to tropical depressions, storms, floods, landslides, flash floods, ensuring safety of life and minimizing damage to people's property.
Implement measures to limit damage to houses, warehouses, offices, schools, medical facilities, production and business establishments, dikes, dams, construction works, especially traffic works and embankments under construction; urgently complete the trimming and bracing of urban trees, houses, offices, dredging and clearing sewers and drainage systems.
Operate and regulate hydroelectric and irrigation dams in the area scientifically, in accordance with practical situations, ensuring absolute safety of works, contributing to reducing floods downstream, and preventing overlapping floods.
Proactively arrange forces, materials, and means, especially in areas expected to be directly affected by storms, floods, and key areas to be ready to respond to tropical depressions, storms, floods, and rescue when required.
Proactively implement measures to overcome the consequences of natural disasters to quickly stabilize people's lives, urgently restore production and business; promptly provide food, drinking water, and necessities to households affected by natural disasters, especially households in isolated areas; absolutely do not let anyone go hungry, cold, homeless, or lack drinking water.
The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment to direct the hydro-meteorological forecasting agency to closely monitor the situation, forecast, and provide full and timely information on the developments of tropical depressions and storms to authorities and people to proactively and effectively deploy response work according to regulations.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development organized a 24/7 duty, closely monitored the situation, proactively directed and urged localities to deploy response work in accordance with actual natural disaster developments.
The Ministers of Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, according to their assigned functions and tasks, shall closely coordinate with the above localities to direct relevant agencies and units to deploy measures to ensure safety and operate hydroelectric and irrigation dams reasonably and scientifically to ensure the safety of the works, contributing to flood reduction downstream.
The Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense and Public Security direct rescue forces to be on duty regularly, ready to rescue people, property and other urgent requests.
