That was the emphasis of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep at an online meeting with provinces and cities in the Central region to direct the implementation of response to tropical depressions that are likely to strengthen into storms on the afternoon of September 18.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Dung chaired the online bridge in Quang Nam, with the participation of departments, branches, and units that are members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue.
According to the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, in Quang Nam province, there was moderate rain in many places, with heavy rain in some places such as Dai Hiep 121mm; Dien Ngoc 108.8mm; Binh Duong 104.8mm; Tra Giap 99.6mm; Phuoc Nang 96.8mm; Huong An bridge 94.2mm; Vinh Dien Bridge 92.8mm, etc.
Forecast from 13:00 on September 18 to 13:00 on July 20: In the next 24 hours, localities in the province will continue to have heavy rain to very heavy rain; in the next 24 - 48 hours, the rain will gradually decrease, there will still be rain, moderate rain, and heavy rain in some places. The total rainfall in localities in the province is generally from 100 - 250mm, in some places over 300mm.
Heavy rain with complicated developments has the risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in many districts such as Bac Tra My, Dai Loc, Dong Giang, Duy Xuyen, Hiep Duc, Nam Giang, Nam Tra My, Nong Son, Nui Thanh, Phuoc Son, Que Son, Tay Giang, Tien Phuoc.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep requested that from the lesson of storm No. 3, localities absolutely must not be subjective. Provinces and cities call on all ships to come ashore and anchor safely in shelters, paying special attention to small and medium-sized transport ships. Focus on checking the flood situation and have plans to evacuate people.