Recorded by Lao Dong reporter on the afternoon of October 22, due to the impact of storm No. 12, the weather in Da Nang had light rain in waves, the sea wind began to gust strongly to the shore.
To minimize damage, many shops and hotels along the coast of Da Nang have proactively deployed defensive measures because they are concerned about strong winds when the storm sleeps through.
Mr. Nguyen Van Linh (character's name has been changed, an employee of a convenience store on Vo Nguyen Giap Street) - informed that this afternoon the store mobilized employees to catch a screeder and use an iron brace to secure the rolling door.
Mr. Linh said that last month, the store where he works also used this method to fight the storm. Some other businesses on the street are more careful when tying up scaffolding and loading fixed sacks.
Not only stores, many large and small hotels on Vo Nguyen Giap Street have also gathered sacks and scaffolding to prepare for reinforcements and reinforcements to avoid damage.
"Experimentation through many storm seasons shows that if not strengthened early, just a single wind could cause a large glass to break, which is very dangerous for tourists.
The hotel here is planning to only open the basement door for tourists to travel if the storm comes," said a hotel security guard on Vo Nguyen Giap Street.
Affected by storm No. 12, it is forecasted that from this evening (October 22), Da Nang City will have heavy rain, with some areas having very heavy rain. The possibility of flooding on rivers in Da Nang is at alert level 3, some rivers and floodwaters are above alert level 3. High tides combined with floods on rivers rise, the ability to drain flood is poor, there is a great risk of flooding in urban areas and low-lying areas.
Also on October 22, the Da Nang City Civil Defense Command decided to establish 3 Forward Command Departments located in 3 areas to respond to storm No. 12 and heavy rain in the coming days.
Accordingly, the Command Department is located in the center of Da Nang City, jointly operating and in charge of the Da Nang city area (old); the Southern Command Department is located in Tam Ky Ward, in charge of the Southern Command Department of Da Nang City and the Western Command Department is located in Dai Loc Commune, in charge of the mountainous areas of Da Nang City.
Da Nang City also decided to give students in the whole city a day off starting from 11am on October 22.
