According to news from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from January 21, cold air will strengthen more strongly, the Northern and North Central regions will turn cold, especially the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region from January 22 to 23 are likely to experience severe cold, with severe cold in some places, the common temperature in the Northern region, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An from 11-14 degrees, the Northern mountainous region 8-11 degrees, high mountainous areas in some places below 6 degrees. From the evening and night of January 20, the North East Sea area will have level 6-7 Northeast wind, gusts level 8-9; from January 21, the Gulf of Tonkin, the area from Nam Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa and the Central East Sea area will have level 6 wind, gusts level 7-8;...
To proactively respond to the severe cold, harmful cold and strong winds at sea in the coming days, Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee Tran Van Quan, Deputy Head of the City Steering Committee for Civil Defense, has just directed and requested departments, agencies, branches of the city and People's Committees at all levels of communes to closely monitor warning bulletins, forecasts and developments of cold air waves; promptly inform all levels of government and people to proactively prevent and avoid.
Units notify captains and owners of vehicles and ships operating at sea to proactively take preventive measures, arrange appropriate production plans, and ensure safety for people and property. At the same time, promote propaganda and guidance for livestock households to consolidate barns, shield and keep warm, and store food; implement disease prevention and control measures for livestock and poultry; guide to ensure safety for rice, vegetables and other crops.
In addition, localities review and implement response plans to severe cold and frost, focusing on strengthening guidance to ensure health for people and students in boarding schools; recommend not to use charcoal stoves to heat in closed rooms to prevent the risk of accidents and loss of life.
Departments, branches, and localities organize serious duty shifts, maintain smooth communication to promptly handle bad situations that may occur; and promptly report arising issues to the Department of Agriculture and Environment - the standing agency for disaster prevention and control of the City Steering Committee for Civil Defense.
