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Aug 30, 2015 / 19:36

Provinces requested to brace for natural disasters

Thu Minh

The standing office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control issued a notice on August 29, asking localities across the country to apply necessary measures to ensure safety for locals in lower areas or flood- and landslide-prone ones.

According to the notice, the municipal and provincial Steering Committees for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control have been urged to closely monitor the development of calamities such as flood, flashflood, and landslide. 
 
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The central steering committee required the northern provinces of Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho to inform people and investors of floodwater letting out via the floodgate of the Tuyen Quang hydropower reservoir. 
According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre, heavy rain will rage through the northern region from August 31 to September 3. 
In the Gulf of Tokin area (including Bach Long Vi, Co To, Van Don, and Cat Hai islands), there would be thunderstorms with tornadoes and strong winds of levels 7-8. 

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