Lekima storm hit Nghe An - Ha Tinh

On the afternoon of October 2, the Prime Minister announced that the storm Lekima is continuing to move quickly with strong winds of level 11, tugging over level 11 and directly affecting coastal provinces from Da Nang to Thai Binh, with possibility of landing in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

The Prime Minister asked the Chairman of the People's Committees of Quang Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, the focus is Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces, to directly inspect and direct the implementation of all necessary measures to combat storms and overcome. consequences of storms; check the anchoring of boats to ensure no impact, sinking at the anchorage area.

Suspension of meetings is not really necessary to concentrate on this urgent work; consider and decide to allow students to leave school to ensure safety during storms. Do not let people stay in temporary houses, weak houses can speed roofs, collapse when there is strong wind; organize and instruct people to hide houses, protect warehouses, offices, schools, hospitals and infrastructure works in the area, especially in urban areas.

Directing and organizing evacuation of people from dangerous areas; arrange the elderly and children to evacuate first. The evacuation of people in dangerous, crucial areas, deep flooded areas, estuaries and coastal areas that storms hit must be completed before 12:00 noon 3-10 .

The Prime Minister appointed Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai to lead the Government delegation to the Central provinces to directly direct the organization of prevention and remedy of flood and storm consequences.

Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, Hue City, some sections have flooded nearly 1m
(Photo: TTO)

Evacuate before noon

The forecast is different

There is a slight difference in forecast when the Japan Meteorological Agency and the US Naval Storm Warning Center say that Lekima storm is very strong.It has a wind speed of 139km / hour (level 13), jerks 167km / hour (level 15).Meanwhile, the tropical depression off the Philippines has intensified into a storm named Krosa and is heading towards Taiwan.

Evacuating nearly 300,000 people in dangerous areas is the data given by the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control at the meeting last afternoon (October 2) according to the plan of evacuating people in key areas of the provinces. Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh before the storm Lekima landed on land to avoid damage caused by rising sea levels (on October 3).

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested the plan, the number of evacuees must be specific to each commune and district. Authorities at all levels must directly pay attention to direct evacuation.

The report of the border guards said 36,585 ships had been called up on October 2. According to the report of the border, Ha Tinh still has seven ships with 41 people operating in the Gulf of Tonkin lost contact. Tra Vinh has two ships with 13 fishermen who practiced rake in the coastal area of ​​30 nautical miles and no information. Functional forces are seeking to contact and verify the information of the above ships.

Information from border agencies also said that there have been four incidents for marine vessels that need to be rescued and rescued .

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked the forces to stay in touch and seek to rescue these vessels as soon as possible to avoid danger before storming. Forces also have to inform and search for vessels that are losing contact in Ha Tinh and Tra Vinh. Localities depending on the situation of the storm have plans for students to leave school.

Rain and flood in many places

Mr. Bui Minh Tang - director of Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting - determined that the center of storm zone No. 1 is in Nghe An - Ha Tinh, number 2 is Thanh Hoa. However, wind level 6 will be from latitude 16 (Da Nang) to Quang Ninh. Forecast from 3-10 pm, when storms come, provinces from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh sea water will rise 3-4m, areas from Quang Binh, Quang Tri sea level rise 2-3m.

Due to the rain effect of typhoon Lekima, provinces from Quang Binh to Quang Nam had heavy to heavy rain. The measured rainfall is popular from 100-150mm. Some places have rainfall over 200mm like Le Thuy (Quang Binh): 227mm, Nam Dong (Thua Thien - Hue): 285mm, Da Nang: 225mm. Floods on rivers from Quang Binh to Quang Nam are rising fast, many places are approximate to alarm 3.

Flood forecast on rivers from Quang Binh to Quang Nam and Dong Nai rivers continues to rise rapidly, Huong River in Kim Long is capable of up to 3.5m (on alarm 3: 0.5m), rivers in Quang Nam up to alarm level 1, Dong Nai river at Ta Lai up 113.3m (above the alarm level of 3: 0.3m).