Minister asks for proactive measures to respond to Storm Molave
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong on October 28 asked relevant localities and agencies, and people in the central and Central Highlands regions to take proactive measures in coping with Storm Molave and its consequences, towards minimising its impact.
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Nguyen Xuan Cuong on October 28 asked relevant localities and agencies,and people in the central and Central Highlands regions to take proactive measures in coping with Storm Molave and its consequences, towards minimising its impact.
He also emphasised the need toensure safety for people in storm-resistant houses.
Itis necessary to immediately bring people indownstream and low-lying areas to safer areas.
He asked for scientificand strict operation of reservoirs and hydropower plants in the north-central region as the storm will still cause rains in the next 1-2 days.
The minister alsostressed the need to focus on the restoration of production, and environmenttreatment after flood.
StormMolave – the ninth in Vietnam, swept through many localities in theregions, causing heavy rains and strong wind in the night of October 27.
Initial statistics show that it destroyed 34 houses and blew the roof of 56,163 others.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, after making a landfall in the region from Da Nang city to Phu Yen province in theafternoon of October 28, thestorm weakened into a tropical depression, delivering drenching rains andstrong gusts to central localities.
It is moving to the west at a speed of 20-25 kmper hour and later weaken into a low pressure in Thailand.
The centre said water level in rivers from Quang Tri to Binh Dinh, Kon Tum andGia Lai are rising.
It also predicted the risk of flash floods, landslides inmountainous areas, inundation in low-lying areas, riverside and urban areas in localitiesfrom Nghe An to Binh Dinh and the Central Highlands./.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on October 27 urged the prompt evacuation of residents from coastal, low-lying, tourism, and landslide-prone areas in the central region as Storm Molave is forecast to make landfall on the morning of October 28.
As of 6am on October 28, Storm Molave, the ninth of this year and the fourth storm to hit Vietnam in a tumultuous month, has caused strong gusts and heavy rain in the central coastal city of Da Nang.
Storm Molave, the ninth in the East Sea this year, is forecast to land on the central coast from Quang Nam to Binh Dinh by 10 am on October 28, according to Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Hoang Phuc Lam.
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