Thanh Hoa asked to mobilise resources for storm prevention
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on August 16 urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to mobilise all resources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents as Storm Bebinca approaches.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on August 16 urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to mobilise all resources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents as storm Bebinca approaches. (Source: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister TrinhDinh Dung on August 16 urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to mobilise allresources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents as StormBebinca approaches.
During a field trip to Thanh Hoa to inspect its preparationfor the storm, the official asked chairpersons of the province and its districtsto directly steer the evacuation work.
The province needs to set forth plans to protect crops andfacilities, minimising all potential losses caused by the disaster, he said,highlighting the core role of armed forces in handling storm-related incidents.
While in Thanh Hoa, the Deputy PM inspected the operation ofCua Dat reservoir in Thuong Xuan district.
The province houses up to 610 reservoirs, of which 124 havefailed to meet safety regulations in cases of flooding.
All the 7,443 vessels and 27,747 people working at sea inThanh Hoa have reached shelters.
Storm Bebinca, the fourthappearing in the East Sea this year, is forecast to hit the mainland of Vietnamearly on August 17. It passed the Leizhou Peninsular of China and entered theTonkin Gulf on August 16.
At 1pm on August 16, its centre was at about19.9 degrees north and 107.8 degrees east, just above Vietnam’s Bach Long ViIsland. It sustained wind speeds of up to 75-100km per hour, according to theNational Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
In the next 24 hours, Bebinca is predicted tomove westwards at about 10km per hour.
It will directly affect the coastal provincesfrom Quang Ninh to Nghe An on the night of August 16.
Later, the storm will move further into themainland and abate into a tropical depression whose centre will be at around20.1 degrees north and 105 degrees east, just above the Vietnam-Laos borderarea, at 1pm of August 17.
As a result, heavy rains with an averagerainfall of 250-300mm are likely to occur in northern and northern centralregions from August 16 to August 18. Notably, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provincesmay record a rainfall of up to 400-500mm.
The forecasting centre also warned of a highrisk of landslides and flash floods in mountainous areas along with inundationin low-lying and urban areas.–VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on August 16 urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to mobilise all resources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents as storm Bebinca approaches. (Source: VNA) 
