The impact of Storm Noul has caused significant damage to the central region, with all relevant forces being mobilised in an effort to help Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam, the localities hardest hit by the weather event, overcome the storm’s consequences. 

The Central Power Corporation and its subsidiary units in Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Binh, and Quang Tri have mobilised hundreds of officials, engineers, and workers, along with specialised vehicles, to help forces in Thua Thien Hue province to repair and restore the locality’s power grid.

The impact of Storm Noul brought down approximately 200 electric poles and destroyed hundreds of transformer stations in Hue and in the districts of Huong Tra and Phu Vang. They have been swiftly repaired in order to provide power to local residents and stabilise their lives.

Nguyen Thanh, deputy general director of Central Power Corporation, says the unit mobilised relevant forces from different localities in an effort to fix the power network in Thua Thien Hue province, with the aim of supplying the locality with electricity on September 20.

Workers erect new electric poles in order to replace the old one that had been brought down by the effects of Storm Noul.

Staff from the Da Nang Power Company have been dispatched to support ongoing relief efforts in Thua Thien Hue province.

Hundreds of workers from Da Nang and Quang Binh have also been sent to help the locality overcome the consequences of the weather event

Various leaders of the Central Power Corporation arrive in Hue as a means of encouraging staff who are working on construction sites

Workers rebuild electric poles and prune trees

Labourers work through the night as they strive to restore the power grid.

Tay Giang district in Quang Nam province has been the locality most severely affected by Storm Noul, with heavy rain causing severe landslides on local roads and significant damage to the property of local residents

Le Hoang Linh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Tay Giang district, notes local authorities have inspected 130 locations of major landslides and have therefore mobilised forces to clear all affected roads to avoid traffic congestion

The People's Committee of Tay Giang district has requested that the People's Committee of Quang Nam province and related units provide VND 65billion to the locality in order to deal with major issues on the arterial road. This will facilitate the transport of relief goods to local residents and allow the chance for the water and irrigation systems to be fixed, while also restoring production activities in the region as soon as possible.