Mind the storm in Quang Nam, Da Nang

8 am this morning (September 29), strong typhoon No. 9 has changed direction, moved to the south, expanded the affected area to Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces .

Binh Dinh and Phu Yen have heavy rain, strong winds

Binh Dinh and Phu Yen are listed in the list of localities affected by the typhoon No. 9. In order to avoid confusion and passivity for these two provinces, the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control sent an urgent request. The Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control in 2 provinces implemented all measures to ensure safety for people, property, facilities and works.

Mr. Le Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Central Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, said: 'The storm shifted to make the center of the storm deviate about 40 to 50km from the original forecast. However, it is fortunate that the mind of this storm is not only a point but a point. Therefore, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces are directly affected by strong winds, heavy rains and rising sea waves. The center of the storm is determined to still pour into Da Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai at noon or afternoon . '

Rain storms in the inner city of Hue.(Photo: Minh Tam)

The neighboring provinces strongly affected by the storm No. 9 are: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen. Although the storm center does not go through but the strong wind level 6 has a radius of 200km, so in these localities, heavy rains and wind gusts have appeared.

Mr. Vu Anh Tuan, Head of the short-term forecast department - Central Hydrometeorological Forecast Center said: ' Until now, the reasons why storms are approaching Da Nang and then moved south '.

Mr. Le Thanh Hai informed: 'At present, the storm has deviated to the south, then stabilized again and continued to move in the west to penetrate across the central region, then to Laos' .

Quang Ngai: Floods are high, many communes are isolated

In Quang Ngai province, on the morning of September 29, the provincial People's Committee directed emergency removal of over 1,000 households in coastal communes from Binh Son district to Duc Pho district.

Particularly, Ly Son island district - where the storm center passes through the 12-degree gusting wind, crops and trees are badly damaged. Thousands of houses have been relocated to the school, the commune committee headquarters. Currently, the damage has not been recorded, due to the communication method between the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control of the province and Ly Son island district, it is only through radio.

The storm center number 9 has deviated to the south, but the most affected area will still be Da Nang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai (Photo: NCHMF)

According to VietNamNet's record, in the area of ​​Dung Quat oil refinery, there are strong winds of level 10, 11, and waves of 5 - 7 m high. According to preliminary statistics, there are hundreds of fishing vessels located in Quang Ngai coastal areas sunk. However, the rescue of these ships is impossible, due to strong winds and heavy rain.

Highway 24B goes down to Tinh Hoa, Tinh Ky communes (Son Tinh district), Binh Chau commune (Binh Son district), trees are collapsed, flood water is high, causing these localities to be completely isolated.

Also noted, in Quang Ngai City, strong winds of level 10 -11 caused advertising signs to be flung, flying all over the road. Traffic of some roads is blocked by electric poles and trees.

At 11 am this morning (September 29), the water levels in rivers such as Tra Khuc, Tra Bong are high and at an alarming level. 3. High floods are unexpectedly unpredictable, causing people to be passive and have to deal with storms. both dealing with floods.

The high flood situation caused thousands of households in Binh Chanh and Binh Duong communes (Binh Son district) to be submerged in the country, the local authorities in these communes are trying to evacuate people to high and safe points .

The whole province lost power from last night. The wind is very strong, currently the only way to contact outside is via landline phones. However, in many communes, the line is broken, causing communication to be cut off.

At noon, the storm center went to Quang Nam - Da Nang

At 8 am on September 29, the location of the storm center is about 50km from the coast of Da Nang - Quang Ngai to the East North East. The strongest winds in the area near the center of the storm are strong at level 12, level 13 (ie from 118 to 149 km per hour), level 14 and level 15 jerks.

At the time of the tree-planting incident, Thanh's teacher died, injuring two other students (Photo: Le Cong)

It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, the storm No. 9 will move mainly in the west, about 10 - 15 km every hour, directly affecting the provinces from Quang Tri to Binh Dinh.

Therefore, around noon and on the afternoon of September 29, the center of the storm will go to Quang Nam and Da Nang City. At this time, the storm is still strong at level 8, level 9, level 10-11.

In the next 12 to 24 hours, the storm No. 9 moves in the direction of West and West Northwest, about 10 to 15 km per hour and weakens into a tropical depression.

Due to the impact of storms, coastal areas from Quang Binh to Quang Nam will have sea level rise combined with high tide of 3-5m (at peak tide).

The Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control said the flood situation on Ca River, the rivers from Quang Tri to Phu Yen, Gia Lai and Kon Tum is at an urgent level. At present, floods of rivers from Quang Tri to Binh Dinh, Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Ba River are rising fast, downstream of the Ca River is at the peak. Especially the rivers in Da Nang are on the alert level 3.

Lost contact with Ly Son meteorological observatory

Mr. Le Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Central Hydrometeorological Center said: ' Last night, our hydrometeorological monitoring station was located in Ly Son Island (Quang Ngai), measuring the strong level 12 winds, jerking. level 14 in this area. But now that the observatory has lost its signal, it cannot be contacted . '

According to the report of the Ministry advising the Border Guard Command, as of 6 hours 30 minutes on September 29, on the sea route from Quang Ninh to Ninh Thuan, there were 46,509 ships / 193,622 workers operating on the sea were cleared newspaper, guide to avoid storms.

On September 28, the Border Guard Command advised the rescue mission for 9 cases (7 transports, 1 sand boat, 1 barge, 4 fishing boats). Due to the big waves, the rescue forces mainly focused on rescue, so far the crew members are safe.

There were initial losses

According to the latest report of the Central and Central Highlands Flood Prevention Center, there have been evacuated nearly 170,000 people in the area affected by Quang Binh to Quang Ngai, which evacuate more than 150,000 people and 16,350 people on the spot. to another area.Most are Thua Thien - Hue, Quang Nam with more than 50,000 people, Da Nang more than 33,000 people .

In Quang Ngai, there was a 10-year-old child died and a 7-year-old child was injured.

Da Nang Border Guard said that on September 28, Dong Hai 166 ship with 12 crew members and Thanh An 27 ship with 7 crew members stranded in Son Tra was rescued safely.Thanh Vinh ship 27 with 8 crew members carrying 579 tons of pangasius damaged in Cu Lao Tram, could not release the anchor and was successfully rescued.

Mr. Vo Duy Khuong, Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee, said that the national highway 1A crossing Da Nang was completely cut off in the Nam O market area, in Lien Chieu district due to over-flooding.

About 4 - 5 passenger cars were killed right next to the road.All passengers on the vehicle have been temporarily resettled by local functional forces at schools, agencies and solid houses nearby.

Now Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai is on his way to Danang to direct the fight against storms.