(VOVworld) - Thousands of coastal households in central Vietnam have been ordered to move to safe areas before typhoon Nari makes landfall early on Tuesday. In the face of the approaching powerful storm, a mandatory order of evacuation has been released, according to which people living in the low-lying areas in Quang Nam, Da Nang, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Binh and Quang Tri will move to safer grounds. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat asked several coastal localities to allow students to stay at home for safety reasons. Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked the designated provinces to call in fishing vessels to seek storm shelters and reinforce public works. Two Government working missions left Hanoi for central provinces on Monday to inspect storm prevention.

Da Nang planned to evacuate 11,000 households, Quang Nam 36,000 and Thua Thien-Hue 3,600. Hundreds of reservoirs in 11 central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai are on full alert as they have been saturated after the recent Wutip storm. Deputy Prime Minister Hai asked provincial People’s Committee leaders to directly control the discharge following warnings from meteorologists to minimize damage.