In the afternoon of July 3, reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper recorded in Thai Thuy commune (Hung Yen province), many ship owners urgently moved their vehicles to safe anchorage to respond to storm No. 1.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hoan (owner of a fishing boat in Thai Thuy commune) said: "I took the boat to a safe shelter immediately after receiving the notification about storm No. 1. Fishermen respectfully comply with the sea ban order, carefully check the anchor lines, reinforce the boat to limit damage. I just hope the storm passes quickly so that people can return to production soon.
To proactively respond to storm No. 1, the Commune Civil Defense Command has established a shock team of 160 people; prepared 7 sets of tents, more than 17,500 sacks of various types, 450 life jackets and many equipment to serve rescue and relief work.
Cooperatives proactively drain buffer water, clear flows, regulate water levels reasonably, and implement measures to protect agricultural production to limit flooding. The locality also implemented a sea ban from 4:00 PM on July 3rd, completing the call, inventory, and guidance of ships and boats to safe shelters before 7:00 PM on the same day.
In addition, Thai Thuy commune organizes serious 24/24 hour duty shifts, ready forces and vehicles to promptly handle arising situations.
In Hung Phu commune, there are currently 45 ships and boats operating to exploit seafood, 11.6 km of sea dike divided into 6 points, 6 oyster farming households with over 1,000 cages and nearly 200 workers outside sea dikes and river mouth dikes.
Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 1, Hung Phu commune is urgently implementing response measures. The locality coordinates with Cua Lan Border Guard Station to maintain contact, notify ship owners of storm developments, and guide vehicles to safe anchorages.
At the same time, the commune reviews plans to ensure dyke safety, prepare forces, materials, and vehicles to respond to natural disasters; proactively clear the flow and drain water to protect production and limit flooding when it rains heavily.
The Chairman of Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee has just issued Official Dispatch No. 4174/CD-UBND on proactively responding to storm No. 1 in 2026.
To proactively respond to storms, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested departments, branches, localities, businesses and People's Committees of communes and wards to strictly implement the telegrams of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee and the Provincial Civil Defense Command; absolutely not to be subjective, and at the same time deploy storm prevention and control plans according to the "four on-site" motto.
The Provincial Military Command is assigned to preside over and coordinate with coastal communes and relevant units to implement sea bans from 4:00 PM on July 3rd; strictly prohibit ships from going out to sea, stop exploitation, aquaculture, fishing and other activities in the river mouth area, coastal areas, offshore areas after the sea ban time. The call, counting, and guidance of ships to safe shelters, and arrangement of anchoring must be completed before 7:00 PM on the same day.
Communes and wards are required to review plans to protect key dikes, embankments, key culverts, and projects under construction; proactively handle unsafe locations.
Coastal communes urgently relocate clam farming and aquaculture workers from low-lying areas along rivers and coasts; close border gates and barriers through sea dikes and river mouth dikes before 8:00 PM on July 3rd...
