Addressing a meeting on Wednesday on natural disaster mitigation, Vice Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee Tran Phuoc Son highly appreciated local relevant agencies for effectively performing natural disaster response, search and rescue in 2021, contributing to minimising natural disasters-triggered damage to the property of the State and people.

This year's natural disastes in Viet Nam are forecast to be more complicated, fierce and unpredictable than in 2021, with unusual heavy rainfalls in the last months of the year and storms likely to have unusual trajectories, the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting (NCHMF) has recently said.

Therefore, it is necessary to continue to strictly implement Directive No. 04/CT-UBND dated April 19, 2022 by the municipal People's Committee Chairman on natural disaster mitigation, search and rescue in 2022, as well as update and supplement plans on handling the consequences of disasters.

The Da Nang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development shall assume the prime responsibility for coordinating other functional forces to monitor offshore fishing vessels, promoting groups and teams of fishing boats for shipping as well as mutual support, and search and rescue in case of at-sea dangers

Also importantly, competent agencies must task themselves with taking solutions to overcome the consequences of natural disasters in a timely and effective manner and mapping out plans to evacuate people from at-risk venues.

At the event, 5 collectives and 5 individuals were awarded with certificates of merit from the municipal People's Committee Chairman in recognition of their outstanding achievements in proactively preventing and combating natural disasters, building a safe community in 2021.

According to NCHMF, between 10 and 12 storms and tropical depressions are forecast to hit the country over the rest of the year, of which 4 - 6 are likely to directly affect inland areas, approximately the same as in previous years.

During the rainy season from July to September, rainfall in the northern region is likely to be equal or higher than the average. In contrast, the Central Highlands and the southern regions are projected to experience less rainfall. High risk of downpours and dangerous weather phenomena such as thunderstorms, whirlwinds and hail are warned on a nationwide scale.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP, DANG TRANG – Translating by A.THU