The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has just sent a document to the People's Committees of provinces and cities from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai on proactively responding to heavy rain, floods, inundation, flash floods, and landslides.
The document clearly stated that according to the forecast bulletin of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai from noon on October 16 to noon on October 18 will have moderate rain, heavy rain, common rain of 70-150mm, locally over 350mm, locally over 500mm in the Hue City area; warn of the risk of heavy rain (over 200mm/3 hours); from noon on October 18 to noon on October 19, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain, common rain of 50-100mm, locally over 150mm.
This heavy rain is likely to continue. Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes. To proactively respond to heavy rain, floods, inundation, landslides, and flash floods, the National Civil Defense Steering Committee recommends that People's Committees of provinces and cities from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai:
Closely monitor forecasts and warnings about heavy rain, risk of flooding, flash floods, landslides and provide timely and complete information to local authorities and people to proactively prevent them.
Deploy shock forces to inspect and review residential areas along rivers, streams, low-lying areas, areas at risk of flooding, inundation, flash floods, and landslides. Organize forces to guard, control, support and guide to ensure safe traffic for people and vehicles, especially in culverts, spillways, areas with deep flooding, fast-flowing water, areas where landslides have occurred or are at risk of landslides.
Arrange forces to guard and control people and vehicles in areas at risk of deep flooding and landslides; arrange forces, materials, and means to overcome incidents, ensuring smooth traffic on main traffic routes when heavy rain occurs.
Inspect, review, and implement measures to ensure the safety of vulnerable works and works under construction, especially those that have had incidents and small reservoirs that are full of water; arrange standing forces to operate and regulate reservoirs and be ready to handle possible situations.
Proactively drain water to prevent flooding to protect production, industrial parks, urban areas, and residential areas.
Prepare forces, vehicles, equipment, and necessities according to the "four on-site" motto to be ready to respond to all situations, especially in areas at risk of being isolated.
Direct local broadcasting and advertising agencies and mass media agencies to increase information about the developments of heavy rain to authorities at all levels and people to proactively prevent it.
The agency seriously and regularly reports to the National Civil Defense Steering Committee (through the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Ministry of Agriculture and Environment).
