Map on the route of Typhoon Conson (Source: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Localities in the central region are promptly gearing up for TyphoonConson, which is forecast to hit the mainland on early September 12.
In Da Nang city, ThoQuang Fishery Port, which was temporarily closed to prevent COVID-19transmission for more than one month, has been reopened since September 10 toreceive boats seeking shelter.
The city has 1,242 boats with 7,432 workers, most of whom have taken shelter.
Meanwhile, localresidents have been reinforcing their houses and stocking up on food.
In Da Nang city, ThoQuang Fishery Port, which was temporarily closed to prevent COVID-19transmission for more than one month, has been reopened since September 10 toreceive boats seeking shelter.
The city has 1,242 boats with 7,432 workers, most of whom have taken shelter.
Meanwhile, localresidents have been reinforcing their houses and stocking up on food.
A road in Da Nang is submerged after several days of heavy rains (Photo: VNA) In Quang Ngai province, the administration also issued an urgent dispatch urging the island district of Ly Son and coastal Binh Son district to warn their residents not to leave their homes from the noon of September 11 in order to stay safe.
Other localities haveto quickly take measures to restrict movement on roads and to areaspredicted to be affected by Typhoon Conson.
Relevant forces were told to evacuate people to safe places while following COVID-19 prevention and control measures, ensure sufficient food and essentialgoods, and ready personnel and equipment to assist people when necessary.
The Quang Ngai administration also asked coastal localities to continuebanning boats from going out to sea and instruct those that are still at sea toseek shelter.
In its official dispatch released on the same day, the People’sCommittee of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum also asked localauthorities to keep a close watch on the storm and flood situation to implementresponse measures while moving residents in vulnerable places to safer areas,.
At 4pm on September11, the storm’s centre was about 110km to the east of the Quang Tri - Quang Ngaicoast, sustaining wind speeds of up to 65 - 90km per hour.
In the next six hours,Conson is forecast to move westwards at 5 - 10km per hour, on the waters offthe coast between Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Ngai provinces. It will keep movingwestwards at the same speeds in the following six - 12 hours, abate into atropical depression, and roll into the mainland area from Thua Thien-Hue andQuang Ngai.
At4am on September 12, its eye is predicted to be at about 15.7 degrees North and108.1 degrees East, with the strongest winds of 40 - 60km per hour, accordingto the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting./.
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