Border guards support people in responding to tropical depression. (Source: VNA)
On August 18, Senior Lieutenant General Huynh Chien Thang, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, signed Official Dispatch No. 4749/CD-TK of the General Staff to military agencies and units on proactively responding to tropical depressions and heavy rains in the Northern and North Central regions.
Telegram sent to: General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; General Departments: Logistics - Engineering, General Department II; Military Regions: 1, 2, 3, 4; Army Corps 12; Service Branches: Air Defense - Air Force, Navy; Border Guard; Vietnam Coast Guard; Hanoi Capital Command; Service Branches: Artillery, Armored, Special Forces, Engineering, Chemical, Communications; Service Corps: 11, 12, 18, 19.
According to the news from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 1:00 a.m. on August 18, the center of the tropical depression was located at about 18.1 degrees North latitude; 109.1 degrees East longitude, in the sea south of Hainan Island (China).
The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression is level 6 (39-49km/h), gusting to level 8; moving northwest at a speed of about 15km/h.
It is forecasted that in the next 24 to 48 hours, the tropical depression will move in the Northwest, North Northwest direction, at a speed of about 15-20km/h and weaken into a low-lying area; the sea area east of the area from the South of Quang Tri to Hue, the Gulf of Tonkin (including Bach Long Vi and Co To special zones) will have thunderstorms and strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 8.
To proactively respond to tropical depressions, heavy rains, risks of floods, inundation, flash floods, landslides, and minimize damage to people's lives and property, the General Staff requires agencies and units to strictly maintain a standby regime, proactively monitor and grasp the developments of tropical depressions and heavy rains; deploy preventive measures to ensure the safety of barracks, warehouses, and construction works under construction.
Units prepare forces and means to respond promptly and effectively when situations arise; ensure absolute safety of people and means when performing tasks.
Military regions 1, 2, 3, and 4 direct the Military Commands of provinces and cities to proactively advise local Party committees and authorities, inspect and review response plans and options in accordance with reality; coordinate with departments, branches and sectors to review and identify key disaster areas, areas at risk of flash floods, landslides, weak dykes, embankments, lakes, dams, flooded and isolated areas.
At the same time, proactively evacuate households in areas at high risk of landslides, flash floods, and deep flooding to safe places; ensure the safety of key works, unfinished works, industrial parks, urban areas, residential areas and production activities, low-lying areas, and prevent unfortunate human losses due to carelessness and subjectivity; prepare forces and means to help local authorities and people respond, overcome consequences, and search and rescue.
The General Staff requested the Border Guard to direct the Border Guard Commands of coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Hue city to closely monitor the developments of the tropical depression; coordinate with local authorities and competent agencies to strictly manage vehicles, organize counting, promptly notify owners of vehicles, captains of ships and boats operating at sea (including transport ships and tourist ships) of the location, direction of movement and developments of the tropical depression to avoid, take shelter or not enter dangerous areas; guide the arrangement of anchoring ships and boats at safe shelters.
The Navy and Coast Guard direct their agencies and units to deploy safety measures; prepare forces and means for search and rescue when situations occur at sea or on islands.
Air Defense - Air Force, Corps 18 inspected, reviewed plans, organized forces and vehicles ready to conduct search and rescue flights when ordered.
The 12th Corps, the army corps and arms are ready with forces and means to participate in response and rescue when requested.
The General Staff noted that the General Departments: Logistics - Engineering, Defense Industry, General Department II, according to their functions and tasks, should strengthen direction, urge, and inspect their subordinate units to do a good job of responding to tropical depressions, overcoming the consequences of rain, floods, landslides, rockslides, ensuring the safety of warehouses, factories, weapons and equipment; ensuring good logistics and techniques to serve the work of responding to natural disasters; proactively coordinate, provide and promptly transport supplies and equipment for rescue and relief to help localities respond and overcome the consequences when situations occur./.
According to VNA
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