Central localities asked to brace for Storm Kompasu
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on October 12 chaired an online meeting of the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control with six central localities on measures to respond to Storm Kompasu, the eighth entering the East Sea so far this year.
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy PrimeMinister Le Van Thanh on October 12 chaired an online meeting of the NationalSteering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control with six centrallocalities on measures to respond to Storm Kompasu, the eighth entering theEast Sea so far this year.
Representatives of localities that areforecast to be hit by the storm - Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, QuangTri, and Thua Thien-Hue – said that they had made prompt preparations to brace for thestorm, including alerting fishing vessels at sea and designing plans to respond to heavy rains and flooding in different scenarios.
Concluding the event, Deputy PM Thanh required localities to focus on givingdrastic directions to minimise the storm’s impacts, thus preventing the doubleeffects from COVID-19 and natural disasters.
Stressing the need for plans to evacuatelocals in high risk areas to safer places while still ensuring pandemic prevention, he asked the localities to payspecial attention to giving safe shelters and support to migrant workers onthe way to their hometowns from southern localities.
In the next 24 hours, the storm is forecast to move westwards with speed of 20-25km per hour (Photo: VNA)
Alongside, it is necessary to ensuresafety of dams, dykes and reservoirs, while preparing forces and vehicles forrescuing activities.
The Deputy PM asked the NationalSteering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control to form workinggroups to inspect and direct activities to respond to the storm.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorologicalForecasting, on October 12 morning, Storm Kompasu entered the East Sea. At 4pm the same day, it was about530km east-northeast of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands, packing winds of 90-120kmper hour.
In the next 24 hours, the storm isforecast to move westwards with speed of 20-25km per hour. It will enter thesouthern part of the Tonkin Gulf and land in the area from Thanh Hoa to QuangBinh before weakening to a tropical depression./.
Storm Lionrock, the seventh hitting the East Sea so far this year, has weakened into a tropical depression, while another storm, Kompasu, is becoming stronger and forecast to enter the sea soon, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
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An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
In the next 24 hours, the storm is forecast to move westwards with speed of 20-25km per hour (Photo: VNA) 
