Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

By Vo Thanh, Nguyen Dong, Dac Thanh, Pham Linh   October 26, 2024 | 07:23 am PT
A day before Storm Trami closes in on Vietnamese coastlines, people in central regions have begun to reinforce homes and take vessels to safety.
Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

The Cua Viet border guard station in Quang Tri Province's Gio Linh District on Saturday cooperated with local authorities to inform people on how to keep their vessels safe.

The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting reported that as of 10 p.m. Saturday, Storm Trami was positioned over the northwestern waters of the Paracel Islands, about 212 km from Da Nang, packing winds of up to 117 kph.

It has weakened from 133 kph winds on Saturday afternoon.

In the coming hours, the storm is forecast to move west at around 20 kph and continue to weaken.

By 4 p.m. Sunday, the storm is expected to pack winds of 88 kph, along the coastal waters of the central region. Due to interactions with a cold air mass and a newly formed storm off the coast of the Philippines, Trami will change direction back to sea.

The storm is expected to weaken further to a tropical depression on Tuesday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of the Quang Tri border guards

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

The Cua Tung border guards also cooperated with authorities to bring vessels to safety.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

Soldiers at the Con Co island district, located about 30 km from the shore, help people prune trees as Typhoon Trami approaches.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

With over 70,000 trees on the streets, the Hue Greenery Park Center in Thua Thien-Hue Province also pruned them ahead of the storm.

Le Nhu Chinh, the center's director, said over 4,500 trees have been pruned.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

Over 200 soldiers and officers of the Thuan An border guards and other forces have transported sand and stones to reinforce eroded areas in Hue, home to Vietnam's former imperial city.

Over the past few days, waves have eroded and encroached over 50 m into land.

Le Truong Luu, Party Committee secretary of Thua Thien-Hue, has requested forces to reinforce eroded beach sections before the typhoon hits. Some families living near eroded areas have been requested to be evacuated to safer places.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

In Da Nang's Man Quang Bay, several vessels have been safely docked.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

At a swimming pool in Da Nang, several hotel employees use large sheets to cover it, with sand bags as reinforcement.

"This is to prevent large waves bringing sand into the pool," an employee said.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

The main gates of a hotel on Vo Nguyen Giap Street in Da Nang were also shut and reinforced with bamboo sticks and wires.

A guard said the gates would remain shut during the storm to prevent people from moving around.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

On Saturday morning, 20 border guards at the Tam Thanh station in Quang Nam Province, home to Hoi An ancient town, helped civilians use water cans to reinforce their roofs.

"The station has prepared food, ready to receive those coming in for evacuation," said Lam Van Quan, head of the station.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

On Cu Lao Cham Island off Hoi An, people and soldiers use sand bags to reinforce roofs.

"Even though Trami is not expected to be as powerful as other storms in previous years, people and authorities have proactively deployed protective measures. People have reinforced their homes and brought their vessels to shelters," said Pham Thi My Huong, chairwoman of Tan Hiep Commune.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

Border guards in Binh Son District in Quang Ngai Province deliver large sand bags to people's homes for reinforcement.

Binh Son is located north of Quang Ngai and is expected to receive the most rainfall in the province.

Vietnam makes urgent preparations as Storm Trami nears

A border guard of Ly Son Island off Quang Ngai Province tell vessels to take shelter from the storm.

Photo by An Binh

 
 
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