Responding to storm No. 5: Nghe An urgently closes roads temporarily

In the face of the complicated developments of storm No. 5, in order to ensure absolute safety for the people, on the morning of August 25, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh issued an urgent dispatch requesting the immediate implementation of emergency response measures. From 11:00 a.m. on August 25, temporary road closures will be implemented until the storm passes through the area or the safety situation will be announced later.

Direction of movement of storm No. 5. Photo: VNA

Accordingly, all key routes that are at risk of being directly affected by storm No. 5 will be temporarily closed to traffic. The road closure applies to all vehicles, except for forces and vehicles serving storm prevention and emergency missions. The closure will last until the storm passes or there is a new announcement.

In areas with landslides and flooding, people and vehicles are absolutely prohibited from passing through. People's Committees of communes and wards, especially in mountainous areas, must urgently organize warnings, send forces on duty, and prevent people from accessing dangerous routes to avoid human casualties.

During the storm's landfall (expected from 11am to 10pm on August 25), people without duties are required to stay off the streets to ensure safety. The provincial police are assigned to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Construction and local People's Committees to deploy road closure plans, ensure traffic order and safety, and strictly handle violations. Road closures will be implemented flexibly and dynamically according to the actual situation.

The People's Committees of communes and wards, along with press agencies, radio and television of Nghe An province, are responsible for widely announcing the content of the road ban so that people can grasp and strictly implement it.

In the morning of the same day, at a quick meeting at the Forward Command Center located at the headquarters of Military Region 4, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized that storm No. 5 is a very strong storm with complex developments and a long duration. Forecasts of the storm's path are relatively accurate, so functional forces and localities must not be negligent. At the same time, he requested localities, agencies and functional forces to urgently mobilize forces to ensure the safety of the people.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/xa-hoi/202508/ung-pho-bao-so-5-nghe-an-khan-cap-cam-duong-tam-thoi-daa7612/