Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha inspects and directs the work of storm No. 3 prevention and control in Hung Yen province

On the afternoon of July 21, Comrade Tran Hong Ha, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister and the working delegation inspected and directed the work of responding to storm No. 3 in Hung Yen province.

Comrade Tran Hong Ha, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister inspects and directs the work of storm No. 3 prevention and control at the anchorage area of Tan Son Fishing Port, Thai Thuy commune.

He was accompanied by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep. On the side of Hung Yen province, it saw the participation of comrades: Nguyen Huu Nghia, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province.

Comrade Nguyen Huu Nghia, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, reports the work of storm No. 3 prevention and control in Hung Yen province to Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.

According to a quick report from the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue: All levels, sectors and localities have stepped up propaganda work on the situation and developments of storm No. 3 as well as response measures. The province has proactively prepared plans to evacuate people in dangerous areas to safe places, reinforce dykes, prohibit sea travel and call on boats to take shelter in safe places. By 3:00 p.m. on July 21, there were a total of 1,132 boats and ships with 3,241 workers, 4,115 clam watchtowers, lagoons outside the dykes, and aquaculture cages in esturies and coastal areas with a total of 2,999 workers. All people and vehicles have been in contact and have taken shelter from the storm safely. The whole province has planted 94,640ha/97,500ha of rice, reaching 97.1% of the plan, planted 8,457ha of summer-autumn vegetables, the area of longan in the whole province is about 5,800ha in the fruit development stage. Irrigational construction companies in the province have proactively drained water according to the plan. The whole province has 63 key points on the dikes, ready to mobilize human resources, materials, and means according to the motto "4 on-site" to be ready to handle any situation that may arise.

Comrade Tran Hong Ha, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, inspects and directs the work of storm No. 3 prevention and control in the province.

Inspecting the anchorage area of Tan Son fishing port and Lien Ha Thai industrial park in Thai Thuy commune, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized: Storm No. 3 is a very strong storm, with complex developments and fast moving speed, but it stops for a long time near the mainland, increasing the risk of damage when it makes landfall. Therefore, Hung Yen province must strictly maintain a regular regime, regularly update information and the direction of the storm. The storm prevention and control work must be done with all our might, absolutely not subjective, ready for emergency situations that may occur during the storm, proactively make communication and coordination plan among forces. Hung Yen province continues to direct localities to immediately review key areas at risk of being affected by the storm, promptly updates and adjusts response plans. In particular, it is necessary to clearly identify particularly vulnerable areas and high-risk structures to prepare scenarios for mobilizing forces to promptly respond to situations to effectively handle emerging situations, minimizing damage to people and property that may be caused by storms.

Authorities guide ships at sea to take safe storm shelters.