The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has just issued a plan to reserve goods for relief and ensuring people's lives when there are incidents and natural disasters in Hanoi in 2025.
With the motto "on-site noodles", communes and wards proactively reserve essential goods, while the City organizes emergency response goods, supporting localities in situations beyond their reserve capacity.
The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has instructed businesses to reserve emergency relief goods, enough to serve about 250,000 people within 7 days.
The amount of goods reserved includes: Instant dry goods (cucumbers, congee, dry rice, dry food...) 3 packages/person/day; drinking water 2 liters/person/day; 1 cup/person/7 day; processed foods 1 box/person/day; canned milk (paper box) 1 box/person/day. The rice items alone are expected to be reserved for about 50,000 people, at a rate of 0.3kg/person/day.
With essential goods serving regular consumption needs, businesses in the area are required to base on production and business plans to proactively reserve resources, ensuring stable supply operations even in unfavorable weather conditions.
In addition to goods reserved for natural disaster prevention and control, Hanoi currently has additional goods from the City's market stabilization program.
Accordingly, the Department of Industry and Trade plans to stabilize 13 groups of goods, including: Food; pork; chicken, duck; fresh, frozen seafood; processed foods from meat, poultry; cooking oil; vegetables, tubers; poultry eggs; milk for children under 6 years old; spices; sugar; cakes, candy; wine, beer and soft drinks. The implementation period of the market stabilization program lasts from the time of issuance of the plan to the end of May 2026.
The Department of Industry and Trade also noted that businesses need to proactively prepare for consumer goods with high demand in the context of storms such as: Gasoline, medicine, rubber boots, raincoats, raincoats, flashlights, flashlights, storm lamps, alum, fuels and construction materials...
On that basis, the Department of Industry and Trade recommends that corporations and enterprises clearly identify people's consumption needs and their supply capabilities to develop appropriate reserve plans, ensuring sufficient supply of goods to serve in a timely manner in natural disaster situations.
The People's Committees of communes and wards are assigned the task of directing and urging enterprises in the area to deploy commodity reserves, grasp supply sources, and be ready to serve people in case of emergency situations.
According to the latest updated information from the Northern Hydrometeorological Station, storm No. 3 Wipha will cause strong winds and heavy rain over a wide area in the capital, potentially causing damage to property, infrastructure and threatening people's safety.
Strong winds: During the day and night of July 22, the northern and western areas of Hanoi, including forecast points such as Bat Bat, Ba Vi, Son Tay, Xuan Mai, Hoa Lac, Quoc Oai, Hoai Duc, and Soc Son, will have winds gradually increasing to level 4 - 5, gusting to level 6.
In the southern and central areas of the city (including the points: Tu Liem, Thuong Cat, Dong Anh, Phu Xuyen, Van Dinh, Chuong My, Thanh Tri, Thanh Oai, Ba Dinh, Lang, Gia Lam, Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai, Hoan Kiem, Ha Dong), the wind gradually strengthens to level 5, sometimes level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8.
The impact of strong winds is forecast to include: Breaking trees, damaging houses, traffic works and infrastructure, endangering human life. The risk level of natural disasters due to storms in the southern area and the city center is determined at level 3.
Heavy rain: From the afternoon of July 21 to the morning of July 24, Hanoi will have moderate rain, heavy rain to very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms. Rainfall is common in the following areas:
Northern area of the city (Me Linh, Dong Anh, Soc Son): 80 - 150mm, some places over 200mm.
The city center and the western and southern areas (Tu Liem, Thuong Cat, Phu Xuyen, Van Dinh, Chuong My, Thanh Tri, Thanh Oai, Ba Dinh, Lang, Gia Lam, Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai, Hoan Kiem, Ha Dong, Bat Bat, Ba Vi, Son Tay, Xuan Mai, Hoa Lac, Quoc Oai, Hoai Duc): commonly 100 - 200mm, some places over 300mm.
Forecasts of the impact of heavy rain include: Overloading urban drainage systems, leading to flooding in residential areas, traffic congestion due to flooded roads and reduced visibility, slippery, increasing the risk of traffic accidents.
The thunderstorms may be accompanied by tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind causing trees to fall, damaging houses, traffic works and infrastructure. Heavy rain in a short period of time can also cause landslides in mountainous areas, flooding low-lying areas and urban areas.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain: Level 1.
