On the afternoon of August 23, Mr. Le Hong Vinh - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province chaired an urgent meeting with departments, branches and 130 communes and wards to deploy response measures to storm No. 5 (international name Kajiki).
According to the forecast, on August 25, the storm will make landfall in the area from Nghe An to Quang Tri with very strong intensity, then move deep into Central Laos and weaken into a tropical depression. Nghe An Province Hydrometeorological Station said that from the afternoon of August 24, the sea area of Nghe An (including Hon Ngu Island) will have winds gradually increasing to level 6 - 8, then increasing to level 9 - 10, the area near the storm's eye will have level 11 - 12, gusts of level 15; waves 4 - 6m high, the area near the storm's eye will be 6 - 8m high, the sea will be very rough.
On land, from the night of August 24, Nghe An will have winds gradually increasing to level 7 - 9, near the storm center level 10 - 12, gusting to level 14. From the night of August 24 to the end of August 26, the whole province is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rain, with common rainfall of 150 - 300mm, locally over 500mm. In particular, warn of the risk of heavy rainfall of over 200mm within 3 hours, causing flash floods, landslides and widespread flooding.
At the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh requested departments, branches and localities to review plans to evacuate people in dangerous areas, especially coastal areas, downstream of dams and mountainous areas prone to landslides. Police, military, border guards, and militia forces must fully prepare human resources and means to be ready for rescue in case of emergency situations.
The provincial leaders emphasized that the implementation of the "4 on-site" motto needs to be implemented drastically and synchronously; at the same time, the communication system and facilities must continuously inform and promptly warn each household, avoiding subjective psychology before strong storms.
