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At the meeting, after hearing the reports on UTOR made by the CFSP and the
1- To prohibit all ships and boats from going out to the sea for the time being; quickly call those in the open sea to safe shelters;
2- Chairpersons of the province/centrally-administered city People’s Committees from Bình Định to Quảng Trị must thoroughly direct the preventive work against UTOR;
3- The provinces from Bình Định to Quảng Trị promptly prepare plans to deal with the typhoon, including removing and evacuating people, and solidifying people’s accommodations;
4- The Ministry of Resources and Environment keeps close watch on the typhoon and closely collaborate with radio and television stations to provide in-time information about the developments of UTOR;
5- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall send diplomatic notes to neighboring countries, asking them to provide shelter to Vietnamese ships and fishermen running away from the typhoon;
6- The Ministry of Fisheries shall in collaboration with the Border Guard Command direct the provincial services of fisheries in helping protect ships and boats from UTOR;
7- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall direct the protection of water reservoirs;
8- The Ministry of National Defense and the Committee for Search and Rescue shall call all ships and boats in the open sea to safe shelters;
9- The Ministry of Transport shall direct the coastal broadcasters in collaboration with the NCHMF to inform fishermen about the typhoon;
10- To establish a Frontline Command Against Typhoon UTOR based in Đà
At 4.00 PM December 10, the typhoon’s eye was reported at latitude 1207 N and longitude 11908 E. The strongest wind force was measured at Scale 12 near the eye (from 118 to 149 km/h), gusting above Scale 13. From Utor’s eye, the radius of wind speeding from Scale 10 up is 150 km and from Scale 6 up, 300-350 km. It is forecast that over the next 24 to 48 hours, Utor will move westerly and northwest-westerly at the speed of 15km/h. By 4.00 PM December 12, its eye is forecast to be at latitude 1400 N and longitude 11307 E, about 360km southeast-south from the Hoàng Sa Archipelago. As the result of the typhoon’s impacts, the eastern area of the |
By Xuân Hồng