People in the North Central Coast fight against houses and anchors for storms

Thousands of boats were anchored, many people were lifting sand from sacks onto the roof before the storm hit.

On the morning of July 18, Nghe An rained down in waves. At Cua Lo beach, big waves, turbid water, some of them still go to the beach to catch. Cua Hoi beach, where many kiosks are used for eating and drinking, is absent from tourists. Kiosks owners are hurriedly collecting furniture and signs moving deep into the mainland.

Some kiosks together with workers gather sand into sacks and bring them to the roof, preventing wind from blowing."We constantly update the progress of Son Tinh storm and understand that it will land in Nghe An and Ha Tinh, so it is proactive against the house. Although the storm forecast is not great, the motto is still as good as possible. , should not be subjective , " said Hau - owner of a kiosk.

People put sand on the roof in anticipation of a whirlwind.(Photo: Nguyen Hai).

Mr. Vo Van Hung, Vice Chairman of Cua Lo Town People's Committee said that from the afternoon of July 17, the provincial government started broadcasting loudspeakers to restrict people to swim. At 8am this morning, the town had a ban on absolutely no banning guests from going to the bath, the ships were not allowed to go out to sea.

"More than 300 kiosks along the coast were announced until 13pm to stop all business activities, shut down and not let people stay , " Hung said. Currently, nearly 300 boats and 1,600 laborers of the town have entered the mooring place.

Cua Lo beach at 10am on July 18.(Photo: Nguyen Hai).

On the summer occasion, Cua Lo welcomes about 20,000 guests every weekend, and is more absent in the middle of the week. Most guests staying here still keep the room.

Nghe An Border Guard Command has called for 100% of vessels with more than 18,000 workers to anchor.

At 11:00 am, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong made an urgent call to respond to Son Tinh storm, requesting departments and agencies to focus on calling ships to shelter safely and evacuate people in coastal areas. where there is a risk of landslides, do not let people stay on aquaculture cages when storms land .

Earlier this afternoon, fishermen in Sam Son and Thanh Hoa have completed moving boats and fishing nets to avoid the Son Tinh storm. "Hearing the news of storms, during the last night and this morning, relatives have gone out to sea, bringing together boats to shore," said Nguyen Van Thanh (Sam Son).

Along the sidewalks of the coastal road of Ho Xuan Huong - the biggest road in Sam Son City, the boats are crowded. A section of road in the area near the foot of Doc Cuoc Temple was requisitioned by the government as a place for boats to anchor. Cars and large motorized vehicles must not pass through here.

On Sam Son beach, tourists are advised by the authorities not to swim, but there are still a few youth groups playing around and playing with waves. Restaurants along the coast are still open to sell food and drinks to visitors.

According to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control, 100% of the provincial boats with more than 7,400 vehicles, nearly 27,600 workers have been called into safe shelters.

Thanh Hoa authorities said that heavy rain in the past 5 days has caused nearly 6,100 hectares of rice to be flooded, concentrated in the districts of Nong Cong, Tinh Gia, Dong Son, Trieu Son and Hoang Hoa; nearly 900 hectares of crops, more than 100 hectares of aquaculture in Tinh Gia and Sam Son districts are heavily flooded.

A part of Ho Xuan Huong road is requisitioned as a place to anchor boats and boats.(Photo: Le Hoang).

The assessment of the storm of Son Tinh has a strong, fast and unpredictable movement, the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has issued an urgent request to the localities and departments to postpone all meetings and focus on implementing storm response. .

In Ha Tinh , in the past three days, due to the effects of heavy rain, some districts in the area were flooded. In Vu Quang district, heavy rain caused 384 hectares of summer-autumn crops to be flooded, including 126 hectares of rice, 113 hectares of corn and 145 hectares of beans.

In Duc Tho district, Ngan Sau river water rises, making traveling difficult, some houses are isolated. Yesterday, while releasing a fishing net in the rain, due to high water, Mr. Nguyen Thanh (56 years old, residing in Huong Son district) was drowned.

Boats safely anchored at Cua Sot fishing port at noon on July 18.(Photo: Duc Hung).

Mr. Bui Tuan Son, Director of Ha Tinh Fishing Port Management Board said that the whole province has 850 fishing boats anchoring at Xuan Hoi port (Nghi Xuan), Cua Sot (Loc Ha) and Cua Nhuong (Cam Xuyen).

"We guide people to follow the instructions of the Directorate of Fisheries to evacuate boats in storms. This work is now completed , " Son said.