Hurricane No. 7 entered Central Vietnam early, people could not keep up

According to the Central Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, the possibility of noon and afternoon of September 30, storm No. 7 will enter Ha Tinh - Quang Binh area. However, at 10 am this morning, the storm No. 7 with strong winds of level 9 directly landed in this area so people could not keep up.

Unbeknownst to the students, the students still attended school

In Ha Tinh, on the night of the 29th and the morning of the 30th morning, heavy rain in the wide area has caused many road sections of provincial roads to be flooded, obstructing traffic. The wind measured at 8am on September 30 in Ha Tinh City was strong at level 8, in Ky Anh, it was strong on level 8. The forecast of the wrong time caused the people and agencies to prevent storms from responding in time. before the situation of the storm.

On the morning of the 30th, when heavy rains caused flooding in Ha Tinh, the students still went to school normally, when they arrived, they were informed of school holidays and returned home in dangerous weather conditions.

Students still go to school because they do not know the storm.(Photo: Duy Tuan)

Mr. Le Dinh Son - Deputy Head of Ha Tinh Flood and Storm Control Department said: "In the afternoon of September 30, the province officially gave students a break to prevent storms. motivate students to leave school ".

Ms. Le Thi Thanh was very unhappy when she picked up her child to school: "In the morning, I took her to class to see the heavy rain and rain so she called the teacher to know that she was off school".

Not only students but also many people could not keep up the storm to let the wind wind up the windows and awnings.

On the seas, many ships are still operating and not in time. Notably, two ships were sunk. Among them, the ship of Mr. Nguyen Van Chan (Thach Kim - Loc Ha) has not been contacted yet.

Information from the Ha Tinh border force, before the storm hit Ha Tinh coast, there were still 30 boats with 171 boat people operating on the sea, including 5 boats with 29 people operating on Bach Long sea. Vi, near the waters of Nghe An and Ha Tinh .

According to initial information, Typhoon 7 made two sunken boats, one of which was sunk by fishermen outside the control area. There are about 5-6 crew members on the boat and the information is still unknown.

In the sea, 4 nautical miles from the pass, Phu Hung 16 ships on the road to Da Nang were sunk by the waves. 10 crew members had to use life buoys to swim ashore. Currently, 10 people come ashore safely at Ky Phuong beach - Ky Anh.

Quang Tri: 5 people were missing due to the storm No. 7

As of 9:00 pm on September 30, due to the impact of the storm No. 7, in Quang Tri there were 5 missing fishermen, many fishing boats drifted to the sea. The most serious damage is in Con Co island.

Due to the impact of the storm No. 7, from night 29 to morning 30/09, in Quang Tri there was heavy and very heavy rain. Rainfall in Quang Tri area is measured at popular stations from 80-150 mm, some high stations like Hien Luong: 160 mm, Cua Viet: 214 mm.

Clean up after the storm in Dong Ha town.(Photo: Hoang Tao)

Quang Tri border guards have called for 51 vehicles with 400 fishermen to flee safely. By all means contacting, guiding 15 boats (151 crews) of Quang Tri to avoid storms in the provinces near the fishing areas. There are currently six other ships on the way to berth thanks to the provincial Border Guard VHF 792200 frequency guide.

At 9:00 on September 30, there were 3 40 CV ships in Vinh Quang and Vinh Linh communes wrecked, 2 others drifted. At Cua Tung creek, the ship QB 2229 (with 7 crew members on board) owned by Mr. Ho Van Quan has broken anchor rope to the river mouth, making five missing people father and son of Vo Van Gia and Vo Van Diem ( fishermen in Vinh Quang commune, Vinh Linh) and 3 others.

At Con Co island, strong winds of level 10, shock level 12 make roofs of military warehouses and some headquarters, other people's houses, power systems are broken and broken, trees break down a lot. At Con Co island, there were two ships of Da Nang sheltering, which were cut off by drifting wires, the ship of Border Guard Station 214 in Con Co Island was submerged.

From the Office of Con Co island district in Dong Ha town, at 9:00 am on September 30, contact information for Con Co island was temporarily cut off. We tried to contact Con Co Hydro-meteorological Center, Con Co Island Office via landline and mobile phones but could not.

Storm No. 7: 2 ships sunk on the border area of ​​Ha Tinh

The image of "storm" came to Ha Tinh.(Photo: Duy Tuan)

There are still ships in danger

In the morning of September 30, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai chaired the steering meeting to deal with the storm No. 7. The Deputy Prime Minister asked the National Committee for Search and Rescue to coordinate with local forces and localities to continue saving. rescuing boats and ships at sea, the Border Guard Command informs owners of vessels in the sea to know about the storm operating in the Philippines capable of entering the East Sea to actively prevent it.

The Deputy Prime Minister also asked the People's Committees of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh provinces to direct the evacuation of low-lying inhabitants in coastal areas, estuaries and places at risk of heavy flooding. In the morning of September 30, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development sent missions to coordinate with localities to direct the response to storms and floods in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh; The National Committee seeks to save and dispatch delegations to Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.

According to the report of the Ministry of Staff Command of the Border Guard, as of 6:00 am September 30, the border guard force coordinated with local authorities and the ship owners' families to obtain information and notice. for 8,837 ships / 55,056 active fishermen at sea knowing the location and direction of the storm to actively prevent and avoid.

At present, Quang Tri has 6 ships moving into Da Nang sea to avoid storms, other ships have come ashore and escaped from the area affected by storms; Thanh Hoa has 2 ships / 16 employees who cannot contact; Quang Binh still has 3 ships that cannot enter.

In the provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thua Thien Hue, all boats have been contacted.

Road to storm MEKHALA (Photo: Tropicalstormrisk.com)