Hanoi plans to respond to super typhoon Mangkhut

The Hanoi People's Committee has sent an urgent telegram to the authorities, requesting the organization to respond to super typhoons.

On September 14, Hanoi People's Committee made an urgent request to all levels, branches and units in the locality to closely monitor the evolution of super-typhoon Mangkhut and the situation of rain and flood.

Organizing permanent 24/24 hours, checking key points, construction works, dams, irrigation works and preparing sufficient forces and equipment to take initiative in storms and storms.

Actively organize evacuation of people in riverside areas and low-lying areas, which are likely to be inundated and at risk of landslides. Actively reserve essential food, medicine, goods and supplies to support people's lives when disaster events occur.

Hanoi People's Committee also requested Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company to inspect and review the construction works in the inner city, relieve obstacles to obstruct, obstruct the flow to ensure ventilation. Implement measures to drain water, prevent flooding in the inner city and promptly handle water drainage at local flooding points.

In case of flooding, to ensure adequate supply of clean water for people. Deploying the plan to ensure environmental sanitation before, during and after storms, rain, floods.

Departments and branches must make plans and prepare forces, supplies and equipment . to cope with storms and floods. Ensuring life for people, avoiding property damage, crops .

The movement direction of Typhoon Mangkhut.

New news about Typhoon Mangkhut:

Early this morning (September 15), super typhoonANGKHUT made landfall in the northern part of Lu-Dong Island (Philippines).

At 04:00 on September 15, the position of the super-storm center is about 18.0 degrees North latitude; 121.5 degrees Kinh Dong, on the northern region of Lu-Dong Island (Philippines). The strongest wind in the area near the super typhoon center is strong level 16 (185-200km / hour), jerking on level 17.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , super typhoon will move in the West-Northwest direction, about 25km per hour. Thus, around noon and this afternoon super typhoon will enter the Northeast area of ​​the South China Sea. At 04:00 on September 16, the location of the storm center is about 20.1 degrees North latitude; 116.1 degrees Kinh Dong, about 610km from the island of Lei Chau (China) to the East of Southeast. The strongest wind in the area near the storm center is strong at level 14 (150-165km / hour), level 17; strong winds of level 6, level 8 or higher, about 400km from the center of the storm; Range of strong winds of level 10 or more is about 200km from the center of the storm. Disaster risk level: level 3-4.

Due to the storm, storms in the Northeast Sea and strong winds rise to level 11-12, the area near the center of the storm passes 14-15 levels, jerks above level 17; rough sea.

Dangerous area in the East Sea in the next 24 hours (strong wind level 6 or higher): North of the latitude 15.0 degrees North latitude; east of meridian 113.0 degrees Kinh Dong.

In the next 24 to 48 hours , the storm moves west-northwest, about 25km per hour. At 04:00 on September 17, the location of the storm center is about 21.9 degrees North latitude; 109.7 degrees Kinh Dong, on the southeastern region of Guangxi province (China). The strongest wind in the area near the center of strong storm level 12 (115-135km / hour), level 15 shock. : Level 3.

In the next 48 to 72 hours , the storm moved west-northwest, about 25 km per hour, going deep inland and weakening into tropical depression. At 04:00 on September 18, the position of tropical depression is about 22.6 degrees North latitude; 104.0 degrees east longitude, on the northern mountainous area. The strongest wind force in the area near the center of strong tropical depression at level 6, level 8 shock. Level of disaster risk: level 3, particularly Quang Ninh province level 4.

Warning : From September 17-19, typhoon circulation causes heavy rain for the North and North Central Region : In the North Eastern provinces from 200-300mm, the Northern mountainous region has more than 300mm; Western North and Thanh Hoa areas from 100-200mm.