Many of roads in Yen Bai city drowned under water because of heavy rain at night 18 to 19/8/2020

According to information from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue of Yen Bai Province, in 2020 there will be 19 natural disasters caused by thunderstorms, hail, heavy rain and the influence of storm circulation in the province. Typhoon No. 2 and No. 7. Natural disasters caused 2 deaths, 16 injuries and damage to nearly 7,800 houses; causing damage to thousands of hectares of agricultural production, damaging many infrastructure works in the province.

Before the lessons learned from the damage of 2020 and the forecast of possible natural disasters in 2021, right from the beginning of the rainy and stormy season, Yen Bai province has focused on leading and drastically directing the construction of methods natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue projects in the province in many unusual and extreme weather situations, especially during the election period, as well as in the continuing complicated situation of the country. COVID-19 pandemic. 

Raise a step in propaganda and warning 

Propaganda and raising people's awareness are particularly interested in Yen Bai province. According to Mr. Pham Quoc Hung - Standing member of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Yen Bai province, in 2021 the province will focus on raising one step for propaganda, making people more aware. on their roles, importance and responsibilities in responding to natural disasters, as well as in rescue and relief work.

According to Mr. Hung, Yen Bai has focused on organizing drills at the grassroots to strengthen the people's ability to respond to situations and the management capacity of local leaders. This year, Van Chan district will be selected to organize a natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue of Military Zone II, through which, people will be more proactive in preventing, combating and responding to natural disasters. overcome the consequences of natural disasters with the motto "4 on the spot" and the principle of "3 readiness", especially in the context of the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic, the ability to support from outside will be very limited.

In fact, in recent times, Yen Bai province has paid special attention to building an early warning system, directing local authorities, people and communities to participate in the implementation of early warning tasks with other agencies. professional agency. Accordingly, people are guided to use and fully equipped with early warning devices, such as: communication equipment; manual rain gauge; building flood warning towers; equipped with disaster maps and locations at risk of natural disasters in the locality.

In addition, Yen Bai province currently has 38 rain gauge stations, of which 30 are automatic; Five hydrological measurement stations, one Red River flood warning station and two flash flood early warning systems are located in Nghia Lo town and Van Chan district. All are being used and operated effectively by specialized agencies.

Forecasting and warning work is coordinated closely and more often with specialized agencies in the face of unusual, complicated and unpredictable weather developments. According to the warning of the Hydro-meteorological station of the Northwest region, the beginning of the rainy season in the Northwest region (with the focus on Yen Bai province) takes place from April to the end of September, this time usually occurs Thunderstorms, extreme hail accompanied by heavy to very heavy rain cause flash floods, pipe floods, landslides, especially in areas with high sloping terrain and weak vegetation cover. Therefore, localities need to warn people early and have timely and effective response plans to possible disasters. 
Allaway “4 on the field”, “3 ready” 

Khau Mang Thuong hydroelectric dam, Khau Mang commune, Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province. 

Right from the beginning of the year, Yen Bai province has consolidated the Commanding Committees for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue at all levels, assigning tasks and defining specific responsibilities for each department and each member. Accordingly, each member must directly go to the area in charge to inspect, urge and guide localities and units to implement measures to respond to and overcome consequences when natural disasters occur. At the same time, the province organizes forces and prepares materials, means and logistics according to the plan set up to be ready to respond to natural disasters.

The Commanding Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Yen Bai province thoroughly understands and assigns tasks to departments, branches and localities in the province to strictly implement the central and provincial documents on prevention and control. natural disasters and search and rescue; request departments, branches and localities to develop natural disaster prevention and control plans of each unit. In all natural disaster situations, the province has available appropriate handling plans, not to be passive, unexpected and close to the actual situation of each locality and unit with the motto "3 ready", that is: proactive prevention; timely response; prompt and effective remedial action.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Xuan, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - Deputy Head of the Commanding Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Yen Bai Province, said the plan for natural disaster prevention, control and search and rescue. approved by the Provincial People's Committee for all natural situations at each specific time, including situations such as: tropical depressions and storms; heavy rain, flood, inundation; flash flood, tube flood; landslides, land subsidence due to rain, flood or runoff; tornado, lightning, hail. Each disaster situation is assessed the risk level, from which there is a plan to prepare the rescue force and appropriate means and equipment.

In order to come up with plans for natural disaster prevention and control in accordance with reality, the inspection and assessment of the current status of natural disaster prevention and control works are regularly and continuously carried out by specialized agencies of Yen Bai province. activities, especially works such as: dikes, reservoirs, irrigation dams, hydropower plants, works for preventing and combating landslides, drainage, and key embankments. At each location, plans and scenarios are ready to protect the safety of works, lives and properties of people in the affected area.

In particular, the plan to relocate people, ensure safe places for people before, during and after natural disasters, as well as organize people's lives are always well prepared and ready. Along with the proficient application and maximization of the motto "4 on the spot", people and local authorities proactively and effectively prevent and combat all natural disaster situations, promptly respond to natural disasters. and search and rescue whenever a natural disaster situation occurs.