Nghe An people rush to move property, harvest agricultural products, and brace themselves against storm No. 5

Faced with information about storm No. 5 with fierce winds, 5-7m high waves and heavy rain, Nghe An people are urgently and busily evacuating, reinforcing and protecting their properties to minimize damage when the storm hits.

Farmers in Kim Lien commune harvest black apple snails before the storm hits, to prevent rising water levels and snails from spilling out and causing losses. Photo: TP

Households raising fish in ponds, cages, lakes, and dams also harvested before the storm hit. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Anh - owner of a pond in Anh Son Dong commune said: "The rain after the storm's circulation is forecast to be very heavy, up to 600-700mm, so to avoid pond overflow and fish loss, we have harvested large fish, gathered small fish into one pond and covered it carefully." Photo: TP

Greenhouse vegetables are also harvested earlier than expected to both supply the market and avoid damage. Photo: TP

Melons were also harvested earlier than expected. Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien - a technical officer at a farm in Dong Hieu commune said: "It should have been harvested in 4 days. But due to this extreme weather, we had to harvest earlier." Photo: TP

With the motto "Green house is better than old field", localities with early-ripening summer-autumn rice are mobilizing people to urgently harvest. Photo: TP

Farmers in Vinh Hung ward harvest sticky corn to escape the storm. Photo: TP

People in Hai Loc commune tie up cages to raise sea bass and grouper. Photo: TP

Fishermen buy ropes and cordage to tie up and anchor boats and reinforce cages. Photo: TP

Shrimp farms cover electric motors, important equipment to maintain aerators for shrimp when storms cause power outages. Photo: TP

Pond owners are busy building and reinforcing the pond banks to prevent rising water and avoid shrimp loss when the storm hits. Photo: TP

Vinh Ngoc Salt Enterprise mobilized workers and trucks to transport dozens of tons of salt from the salt fields to a safe warehouse before the storm hit. Photo: TP

Households in Quynh Mai and Tan Mai fish sauce villages cover and block fish sauce and shrimp paste barrels to prevent whirlwinds and heavy rain. Photo: TP

People living along the coast of Nghe An province cover, tie down, and reinforce their houses before the storm hits. Photo: TP

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