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super typhoon makar landed in vietnam, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and militiamen were on high alert

2024-09-07

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typhoon makar landed in vietnam on september 7, 2024, local time. visual china photo

according to the central meteorological observatory, the center of this year's no. 11 typhoon "makar" (super typhoon level) made landfall on the southern coast of quang ninh province, vietnam around 15:30 on the 7th. when it landed, the maximum wind speed near the center was 17 (58 meters/second), and the lowest central pressure was 925 hpa.

on the evening of september 6, typhoon makar entered the beibu gulf, affecting the northern provinces of vietnam, causing strong winds and heavy rains, urban waterlogging, floods in low-lying areas, landslides, mountain torrents, etc. there is a high risk. to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, vietnamese prime minister pham minh chinh issued a notice on the same day, requiring all ministries and localities to focus on responding to typhoon makar and the heavy rains and floods after the typhoon landed.

according to vna, hundreds of thousands of vietnamese soldiers and militia have made preparations to deal with typhoon makar. the office of the national committee for natural disasters and accidents emergency response and search and rescue of vietnam urged all organs and units of the vietnamese army to strictly implement the above notice issued by pham minh chinh, and required all ministries and localities to strictly implement the rescue duty system and pay close attention to the development of the typhoon and dangerous weather conditions.

according to cctv news, at about 6:00 local time on september 7, the front of typhoon makar arrived in the northeastern part of vietnam, quang ninh province. the wind force in the coastal areas has reached level 11, with a wind speed of about 30 meters per second. the center of the typhoon is about 150 kilometers southeast of jinpu city, quang ninh province. the maximum wind force near the center is level 14, with gusts of level 17, and it is moving northwestward at a speed of 15 to 20 kilometers per hour. at present, typhoon makar has brought large-scale rainfall to northern vietnam, with wave heights of about 2 to 3 meters in the coastal waters and about 3 to 5 meters in the center of the typhoon. affected by the typhoon, power outages occurred in many places in quang ninh province, vietnam on the morning of the 7th.

in addition, on the afternoon of september 6, deputy prime minister tran hong ha conducted an on-site inspection of quang ninh province's preparations for the defense of typhoon makar. as of 17:00 on september 6, nearly 5,600 fishing boats in quang ninh province had been moved to a safe area. more than 2,800 fish farming cages have been reinforced. the province has established a typhoon defense inspection team and mobilized thousands of cadres, soldiers, various vehicles and ships to participate in typhoon prevention work.

on september 7, chen honghe visited the general administration of hydrology and meteorology, the national hydrology and meteorology forecasting center and related institutions to guide typhoon defense work. chen honghe said that in the face of the fierce typhoon "makar" that has a major impact on the northeast and north-central parts of vietnam, the vietnamese government has established a forward command center in haiphong city to specifically guide typhoon defense work. afterwards, chen honghe and his delegation will go to haiphong city to inspect the typhoon defense work on the spot and establish the agency.