Storm No. 3 caused a power outage in the entire Co To district, with over 50 power lines falling onto the streets. Decorative electrical systems on the streets in Co To town and commune centers were blown down and broken.
The telecommunications network optical cable system in the district has been disconnected since 8:00 a.m. on September 7. The optical cable transmission system in some BTS stations and Gpon transmission cables are still isolated due to broken cables at many points throughout the district; the subscriber line system to households is almost completely broken.
After the storm, on September 8, electricity and telecommunications units urgently coordinated forces, vehicles, and equipment to actively handle electricity and telecommunications incidents.
By the morning of September 9, the communication system in Co To had been basically restored. The district was maintaining mobile signals in the central area of the district using a backup microwave line. Internet and online television services provided a number of priority lines for the district's operations running on the microwave line.
According to statistics, currently the whole district has 55 broken and fallen electric poles, 1,750m of electric wires and many accessories fell to the ground. The local power unit is still mobilizing forces, urgently fixing the problem, and restoring the power grid as soon as possible.
