The Deputy Prime Minister required related agencies and localities to check key dams and reservoirs and review the 26 missing fishermen. He stressed that people need to stay in evacuation areas and not return to their houses before the storm ends. He requested local governments and functional forces to ensure people's safety in evacuation areas.
The delegation of the Frontline Committee also checked if anyone has been hiding from the storm at their houses.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng required Quảng Ngãi province to take all possible measures to respond to the storm and ensure people’s safety. Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi provinces will need to monitor the electricity system and cut the power if needed.
Many areas in Binh Dinh isolated, traffic flow halted
In Bình Định Province, heavy rains drench downtown areas from the late evening of October 27th until noon of October 28th. Many areas in the mountainous districts of Binh Dinh are now isolated and the whole traffic system on inter-provincial road DT629 has been interrupted. In An Mỹ Commune in Hoài Ân district, floodwaters are rising to an alarming level and dividing traffic into many sections.
Many households are now completely isolated. The only way to reach these areas is by small boats and rafts. All people were advised to move their belongings to higher ground. The local authorities have promptly relocated all households in landslide-prone areas to safe shelters. Untill now, no casualties or serious losses have been recorded.
