Ha Long City in Quang Ninh has prohibited boats from 3 pm today, July 17.
According to provincial people’s committee vice chairman Vu Van Dien, local authorities have reviewed the local boat numbers, particularly those operating offshore.
The locality has reinforced 14,502 aquaculture cages and relocated people from cages to the shore.
Quang Ninh has checked areas at high risk of erosion and flooding to be consolidated and updated the weather for people, including tourists.
Boats are also arranged to transport travellers from islands to the mainland in a timely way to avoid being affected by the storm. Co To District’s authorities have sent 8,000 tourists to return to the mainland.
Haiphong City has suspended welcoming tourists to Cat Ba Island and Do Son from 12 pm on Monday. Boats will be banned from going offshore from 9 pm on the same day.
By 6 am this morning, 1,918 ships and boats in Haiphong had been informed of the storm.
Nam Dinh and Thai Binh provinces have applied the offshore boat ban from 12 pm today. The two localities have prepared rescue forces for possible risks during the storm and relocated people in highly vulnerable areas to safety.
They have prioritised reinforcing facilities such as schools and hospitals as well as aquaculture cages and houses at high risk of being hit by the storm.
Localities from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh have planned to evacuate about 30,000 people. The evacuation order was announced at the online meeting between the National Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention and Control and 27 localities in northern and north-central regions on July 17.