Police forces to proactive respond to 7th typhoon

• Central and local agencies to proactive response to super typhoon Sarika
• Massive typhoon on course to smash into Vietnam
• New typhoon may hit Vietnam this week

On October 18, Lieutenant General Bui Van Thanh, Deputy Minister of Public Security, head of the Steering Committee for Climate Change Respond, Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security has signed an Official Dispatch requiring proactive response to the 7th typhoon and sent to Steering Committee provincial fire police forces from Quang Ninh to Khanh Hoa and the other relevant authorities.

The 7th typhoon is forecast to make landfall in northern Vietnam on October 19.

All police forces has been urged to be ready in responding when requested. Relevant units to be on duty 24/24h and to inform hourly reports during and after the typhoon to the Permanent office of the Steering Committee for Climate Change Respond, Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue.

Ministry of Public Security also asked its units to coordinate with local authorities and functional forces to organize food aid, provide necessities to people and search for missing.

Meanwhile, authorities of Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province have deployed emergency meetings on measures to deal with the 7th typhoon.

The storm is predicted to make landfall in Northern Vietnam.

According to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the 7th typhoon a.k.a typhoon Sarika is the most powerful typhoon for years with unpredictable developments. It will pose a threat of damaging winds and flooding in northern and central Vietnam, when it comes this week.

The typhoon pounded the northern Philippines over the weekend where it made landfall early Sunday morning.