According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from the night of August 17 to August 21, the Northern region will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain. Common rainfall is from 150-300mm, some places may be over 450mm.
Faced with complicated weather developments, the Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee requested departments, agencies, units and localities to urgently deploy plans to prevent, respond to and overcome the consequences of natural disasters.
Localities are required to closely monitor forecast bulletins, warnings and developments of rain, floods, inundation, and landslides; promptly transmit information to local authorities and people, especially in high-risk areas.
The spirit of direction is urgent, drastic, effective, absolutely not subjective or negligent.
Localities must strictly implement the "four on-the-spot" motto, fully prepare forces, vehicles, supplies, equipment, food, drinking water, medicine and essential necessities to be ready to respond, rescue, and salvage right from the first hour.
On-duty work must be maintained seriously, ensuring smooth communication 24/24 hours and regularly updating the situation to the Department of Agriculture and Environment.
In particular, the People's Committees of communes and wards must urgently review households living in areas at high risk of flash floods, landslides, flooding, thunderstorms, and hail.
When there is a risk of unsafety, the government must be ready and resolutely organize the evacuation and relocation of people and property out of the dangerous area.
Subways, spillways, temporary bridges, ferry wharves, riverside areas, streams, places where landslides have occurred or are at risk of landslides are also required to be strengthened for inspection. Weak points in traffic and residential areas must have warning plans to control people and vehicles.
People are advised not to go through spillways, streams, or ditches when water rises; not to fish, collect firewood, graze livestock or organize production activities in dangerous areas during rain and floods.
The Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee also requested that immediately after the natural disaster occurs, forces must focus on rescuing injured people, searching for missing people; promptly support families with victims, households with housing damage and vulnerable groups.
Essential services, environmental sanitation and disease prevention and control must be urgently restored. The statistics and verification of damage must be carried out objectively, fully, accurately, and without duplication to serve as a basis for implementing support policies according to regulations.
The agricultural sector must also guide localities to protect production, animal husbandry, aquaculture and seafood exploitation; quickly overcome damage after natural disasters, and limit the occurrence of epidemics.
The Department of Industry and Trade is requested to inspect and urge hydropower reservoir owners to strictly implement reservoir and inter-reservoir operation procedures, ensuring the safety of works and downstream areas.
The operation, regulation, and flood discharge must be promptly informed to the authorities and people in downstream areas.
The Department of Construction prepares forces, materials, vehicles, and machinery to quickly handle landslide points, traffic jams, prioritizing routes serving rescue, relief, evacuation of people and transportation of necessities.
