Many provinces in Vietnam have banned vessels from going to sea since 12 pm on September 24.
The northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, and Hung Yen have banned vessels from going to sea since 12 pm today, September 24, and urged fishermen to take shelter.
Quang Ninh has ordered port authorities and coastal communes to halt permits for vessels, allowing only shelter runs to finish before 2 pm on the same day, while suspending all sea-based tourism and accommodation activities.
Police and soldiers have jointly helped residents secure their houses, reinforce boats, and repair fish cages. Many households have also been assisted in harvesting aquaculture to minimise losses ahead of the storm.
Hung Yen authorities have urged strict vigilance and required all boats sheltered and aquaculture workers in low-lying coastal and riverside areas to be evacuated by 6 pm today.
The central province of Nghe An has also banned vessels from going to sea since 12 pm today and instructed localities and agencies to postpone non-essential meetings to focus on storm response.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 3 pm on September 24, the centre of Typhoon Ragasa was located about 470 km east of Mong Cai, Quang Ninh.
The typhoon is likely to make landfall in Quang Ninh at around 1 pm on September 25 with maximum winds near the centre reaching levels 8-9, gusting to level 11. The storm was moving westward at around 20 km/h and was gradually weakening.
