>>> Super typhoon Goni leveled down, heading to East Sea
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF), despite having levelled down, Goni is moving towards central Vietnam and is forecast to hit localities from Da Nang City to Phu Yen Province this mid-week.
At 10 am this morning (Nov 2), the storm was located about 700 km southeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, packing winds from 60-75 kph. It is forecast that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move fast in a northwest direction at a speed of 15-20 kph.
Over the next 48 to 72 hours, the typhoon will move mainly to the west, about 10 km each hour, before making landfall in the central region, which has already been hit hard by the consecutive storms last month and the recent historic flooding, before downgrading into a tropical depression.
Meteorologists have warned that Goni can cause strong winds and thunderstorms that endanger ships operating at sea. Seafarers have been urged to regularly monitor weather forecasts and observe the sky and sea surface to take responsive measures.
Meanwhile, a reported cold spell from the north is forecast to affect the northern provinces later today, bringing scattered rains to the region as well as causing temperatures in the North to plunge to about 18-21C, even below 18C in some mountainous areas.
To continue overcoming the consequences caused by natural disasters and responding to Typhoon Goni, on November 1, the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Response asked the concerned authorities and localities to promptly support local households with food, especially those whose homes have collapsed or were deeply flooded.
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Leaders of Thach Ha District in Ha Tinh Province visited and gave gifts to families affected by the recent floods in Thach Khe Commune. (Photo: NDO/Ngo Tuan)
They were also urged to review houses and infrastructure at high risk of being affected by flash floods and landslides and promptly detect unusual manifestations for timely response, with a focus on preventing people from staying in the areas identified with high risk of flash floods and landslides.
Localities should closely monitor the storm’s developments and timely inform boats operating at sea to take preventive measures.
Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee has issued a telegram urging local authorities to take proactive measures to respond to Typhoon Goni. Accordingly, it is strictly forbidden to operate all means of ships and boats on the sea (including passenger transport vehicles on the Sa Ky - Ly Son route and vice versa) as the waters of Quang Ngai Province have strong winds from level 6 (from 39-49 kph) on the Beaufort scale, while reviewing and promptly mobilising forces to evacuate and relocate households in low-lying areas at high risk of flash floods and landslides.
In Nghe An Province, although rains have stopped, local districts of Thanh Chuong, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc and Yen Thanh are still heavily flooded. As of the morning of November 1, Hung Nguyen District still had about 5,000 households, with about 20,000 people, isolated. The local functional forces are trying their best to implement a range of solutions to support trapped locals.
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Military Region 4 soldiers carrying rice and instant noodles to locals in separated floodplain areas in Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province. (Photo: NDO)
In Quang Nam, the province’s Border Guard Command dispatched a search and rescue team on Nov 1 to join the search for people missing in a landslide in Tra Leng Commune, Nam Tra District.
On the same day, Quang Nam authorities mobilised about 500 soldiers and youths in upland communes to urgently transport four tonnes of food by road to support households in the communes of Phuoc Thanh and Phuoc Loc (in Phuoc Son District), which are still separated due to landslides.
On the morning of Nov 1, an aircraft from Regiment 930 under the Air Force Division 372 took off to join the rescue mission for isolated people in Phuoc Son District. Two tonnes of goods, including rice, food, essential necessities and medicine, were dropped to the isolated sites.
Also on Nov 1, the Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Union sent young volunteers to the provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai to help in the local post-flood recovery. Accordingly, from November 1 to 5, around 80 young experts, doctors and engineers from HCM City will join the local youth volunteering teams in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.
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Quang Tri Province youths join hands in repairing inter-village and inter-commune roads affected by the recent flooding. (Photo: NDO/Ngoc Vy)
Yesterday morning, the Bac Giang Provincial Female’s Journalist Club and philanthropists gave the Quang Tri Journalists’ Association 300 gifts, including essential necessities worth over VND60 million, to support local people affected by floods.
On the same day, the Vietnam Red Cross Society presented the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province with VND2.1 billion to assist the locality in overcoming the damages caused by the recent floods and storms. In addition, the delegation also gave 30 gifts to officials and members of the Provincial Red Cross Society who are in difficulties due to the damage of the recent storms, as well as giving 100 gifts to poor households in Thuy Van Commune, Huong Thuy Town, worth VND1 million each.
