On the morning of September 9, according to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Hai Phong City, as of 7:00 a.m. on September 9, due to the impact of storm No. 3, in the city, 2 people died and 26 people were injured.
Regarding property damage, 7,358 houses and structures were damaged. The localities with the most damage were Kien Thuy district (more than 3,000 structures), Duong Kinh district (more than 2,000 structures), Hai An district (nearly 900 structures)...
76 public works and 302 schools had their roofs blown off or were damaged, 24 medical facilities and 137 offices were affected.
In addition, 230 farms were damaged, 62 livestock and more than 212 thousand poultry died.
Eleven ships and boats sank; three broadcasting stations, 669 electric poles, lighting poles and 807 signs were broken.
Regarding crops, the whole city had more than 20,000 hectares of rice flooded and collapsed; more than 15,000 trees broken; thousands of hectares of crops, thousands of fruit trees, and aquaculture ponds damaged...
Regarding the power grid incident causing widespread power outages, speaking with Lao Dong, Mr. Nguyen Huu Huong - Director of Hai Phong Electricity One Member Co., Ltd. - said that as of 10:00 a.m. on September 9, about 75-80% of customers in the city had been supplied with electricity. Of which, most inner-city districts had been supplied with electricity, only a few small branches with major incidents had not been supplied, the electricity industry is trying to restore electricity to households by the end of September 9.
According to Hai Phong Electricity Company, large industrial zones have been supplied with electricity again for businesses to resume production and business activities. In suburban districts, the electricity sector is trying to fix the problem to supply electricity as soon as possible.
Regarding the telecommunications system incident: Currently, the Department of Information and Communications and other forces are coordinating to collect fallen trees and garbage so that network operators can restore the telecommunications system as soon as possible. It is expected to be completed today, September 9. However, in the Cat Hai island district area, due to the mountainous terrain and distance from the mainland, the repair will be more difficult and take more time.
According to the reporter's records, on the morning of September 9, the city's forces are also working together to clean up fallen tree branches, garbage... to ensure smooth traffic and clear streets.
