Dak Lak evacuates 8,000 people from vulnerable areas to avoid storms
Late on June 11, when storm No. 13 made landfall, in Dak Lak province, households in vulnerable areas were evacuated to safety.
According to preliminary statistics, localities in the eastern part of the province, including 12 communes and wards, have brought nearly 3,000 households with about 8,000 people to shelter.
People are taken to concentrated shelters, shared each portion of rice, bottle of water, warm blankets... The number of households is expected to increase if the storm situation continues to be complicated.
In particular, when heavy rain continues, the water level of large rivers rises, putting pressure on hydroelectric reservoirs, the risk of overflowing to protect works is very high. Thereby, affecting people in the downstream area.
Currently, the water level of La Hien 2 Hydropower Plant is rising quite quickly, the operating unit is continuing to regulate the reservoir.
From the afternoon of November 6 to noon on November 7, Dak Lak province is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rain, with common rainfall in the eastern region from 200 - 300mm, some places over 400mm/ods. In the mountainous areas of the West, the rainfall ranges from 80 - 150mm, in some places over 200mm/ period.
Many houses in Dak Lak collapsed, roofs blown off due to storm No. 13 Kalmaegi
On the same evening, some localities in Dak Lak province have compiled statistics and preliminary reports on the initial damage caused by storm No. 13 Kalmaegi.
In Tay Hoa commune, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Khanh Thien's house had its tiled roof blown off; a low-voltage bottle exploded, and an electric pole fell.
In Xuan Lanh commune, Mr. N.Q.T's house collapsed. Mr. T was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment but died.
In wards and communes such as Hoa Hiep Nam, Son Thanh, Tuy Hoa, Phu Hoa 1, Phu Yen, Tuy An Bac, Xuan Loc, Song Cau, Xuan Canh, Xuan Dai, Binh Kien... dozens of houses collapsed and had their roofs blown off. In Binh Kien ward alone, 1 person was injured due to storms and floods.
Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Dao My said that storm Kalmaegi is still very strong, so as soon as the wind stops, localities will urgently review the damage; mobilize all forces to rescue victims, especially families with collapsed houses, dead or injured people.
Storm moves from the sea towards Gia Lai plateau
At 9:00 p.m. on November 6, the Gia Lai plateau area had strong storm winds, many ancient trees in Ayun Pa, Dak Doa, Mang Yang... fell. Many corrugated iron roofs of houses were blown away, the sky was dark and there was heavy rain, and people did not dare to go out because they were afraid of danger.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tinh, residing in Pleiku ward, Gia Lai province, said: "From 6pm until now, there have been strong winds and heavy rain. People should limit going out of their homes to avoid being hit by storms or corrugated iron roofs, which is very life-threatening.
A representative of the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee said that storm No. 13 is complicated, strong winds interspersed with quiet spaces, so people should absolutely not be subjective.
Forces are on duty, reviewing points at risk of insecurity to promptly respond. Many households living near the sea reported that the winds were gusting every time, accompanied by loud noises when trees fell or their belongings were swept away.
Local authorities recommend that people do not go out during dangerous weather.
Hundreds of calls for support
When storm No. 13 (Kalmaegi) made landfall in Song Cau ward and neighboring areas such as Xuan Canh, Xuan Hai, Xuan Dai (Dak Lak province), hundreds of phone calls continuously poured into the standing agency of the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention Command located in Song Cau ward for help.
Within just 30 minutes, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of Dak Lak Province Police received hundreds of calls for support.
Many people also posted their phone numbers on social networks, hoping that rescue forces would come to find them when their homes were covered with blown roofs, flooded or collapsed by strong winds.
Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Dao My said that functional units have determined the locations of the call points and are ready to respond as soon as the winds decrease.
"Currently, the wind gusts at level 12-13, the waves are very large, so the forces cannot reach them. The top priority is to ensure the safety of people's lives," said Mr. My.
In Xuan Hai, Xuan Tho, Song Cau, Xuan Dai localities, hundreds of houses had their roofs blown off, many places were deeply flooded. The authorities are instructing people to seek safe shelter and absolutely not to go out during strong winds.
Rescuing a family whose house collapsed due to storm No. 13
On the evening of November 6, due to the impact of storm No. 13, in Song Cau ward, Dak Lak province, there was heavy rain with strong gusts of wind, causing many houses to have their roofs blown off, severely damaged, and some houses to collapse completely.
In particular, at around 7:30 p.m., a house opposite Long Binh Prison, Long Binh Residential Group, Song Cau Ward completely collapsed. At the time, there were only a couple over 60 years old and a 2-year-old child in the house.
Upon receiving the report, Colonel Y San Adrong, Deputy Director of Dak Lak Provincial Police, directly directed the response to storm No. 13 in Song Cau Ward to directly call and assign the Traffic Police force on duty to respond to the storm, coordinate with local police forces and Long Binh Prison to the scene for rescue.
Immediately after receiving the news, only about 10 minutes later, the police arrived at the scene, quickly responded, and took all the victims' families to Long Binh Prison for shelter.
Currently, the victims are being supported with food and accommodation by officers and soldiers of Long Binh Prison Police.
Many trees and light poles fell
Recorded by Lao Dong reporter on the evening of November 6, in Quy Nhon and Quy Nhon Nam wards, there was a widespread power outage, continuous gusts of wind, many trees and light poles fell.
Notably, some coastal hotels in Quy Nhon ward were pushed back by the storm, blowing away their glass doors.
In response to the information that super typhoon Kalmaegi (typhoon No. 13.3) is forecast to be strong at level 14, gusting to level 17 - a particularly dangerous level, and will make landfall in Gia Lai on the evening of November 6, the People's Committee of Gia Lai province requested all people in the eastern part of the province not to go out from 3:30 p.m., prohibiting vehicles from moving on the road from 5:00 p.m. today.
On the same afternoon, Mr. Duong Hiep Hung - Chairman of Nhon Chau Commune People's Committee - said that the locality had evacuated 275 households with 580 people to safe shelters.
"During the evacuation campaign, some households did not comply and were forced to ask the enforcement force to take them to safety," said Mr. Hung.
Nhon Chau is the only island commune in the province, more than 20km from the mainland and the first place to welcome storm No. 13. Currently, the waves have risen to 3-5m high, the sea water was hit by waves, causing local flooding at the headquarters of the People's Committee of the commune.
The whole commune has a total of 605 households with 1,560 people. People were evacuated to concentrated locations such as Nhon Chau Border Guard Station, Commune Health Station and schools.
Food and food reserves are carefully prepared: the whole commune has 10 tons of reserve rice; businesses on the island still have about 450 boxes of instant noodles, 400 banh chung, 300 bottles of drinking water and many other dry foods, enough to serve people for 30 days if isolated by the storm.
Storm winds blow off the corrugated iron roofs of houses, warn of landslides on mountain passes
On the evening of November 6, in Quy Nhon urban area (Gia Lai province), storm No. 13 made landfall, strong winds repeatedly broke many trees, billboards, lighting poles and damaged some public works.
In many communes about 5070km from the sea, storms and floods also caused dozens of houses to have their roofs blown off and have local power outages.
Due to complicated weather developments, the Gia Lai Provincial Civil Defense Command has issued an order to temporarily close An Khe Pass on National Highway 19 from 6:00 p.m. on November 6 to 8:00 a.m. on November 7 to ensure the safety of people and vehicles.
The Traffic Police force has deployed checkpoints at both ends of the pass, only allowing rescue and patrol teams to control travel.
At the same time, at Lo Xo Pass (Quang Ngai Province), prolonged heavy rain caused many sections of the road to flow rapidly, with landslides occupying almost the entire roadway, posing a high risk of landslides.
The authorities warned drivers not to move through this area during storms to avoid danger and make rescue work difficult when an incident occurs.
Storm No. 13 makes landfall, many areas in eastern Dak Lak have no power and houses have blown off roofs
From the evening of November 6, storm No. 13 began to make landfall, causing many areas in the East of Dak Lak province to have heavy rain, strong gusts of wind of level 1112 with heavy rain.
Many areas such as Song Cau, Tuy Hoa, Xuan Dai wards... had widespread power outages. According to the forecast, Song Cau ward will be the most severely affected area of Dak Lak province.
A quick report from the People's Committee of Xuan Canh Ward shows that many houses have had their roofs blown off. Local authorities urgently evacuate households to safe places.
In Xuan Dai ward, the same situation, many houses were damaged, people were asked to absolutely not go out while the storm was spreading. The "4 on-site" force is on duty all night, ready to respond to all situations.
At the Forward Command Department, Mr. Dao My - Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee - requested localities to report the situation every 30 minutes; in case of emergency, information must be immediately provided for timely direction.
Mr. Dao My emphasized: We must stay close to the area and ensure the safety of people's lives is the number one priority. When someone is affected, it is necessary to approach and move them to a safe place immediately; absolutely do not regret your property but stay.
He also requested forces to proactively deploy on-site plans, ensuring the safety of vehicles and rescue participants; and regularly updating the situation in key areas, high tides and areas at risk of the most severe impacts.
According to information reported to the Forward Command, many localities have suffered heavy damage such as Xuan Loc and Xuan Canh communes. Many people called for help because their houses had their roofs blown off and water flooded into their houses.
The leaders in charge immediately instructed people to immediately find a safe place to take shelter, and at the same time sent the address so that the authorities could have a timely response plan.
