VietNamNet Bridge – Three coastal provinces Baria-Vung Tau, Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa, were taking precautions to protect tourists at seaside resorts from the impacts of tropical storm Noul, which was forecasted to batter the localities overnight.

Binh Thuan Province on Monday asked all seaside resorts to protect tourists, and such resorts have warned tourists to stay away from the sea and in safe places.

“We’ve met around 20 resorts, and some of them have prepared hotel rooms in Phan Thiet’s city center for their guests in case the storm hits,” said Le Thi Thanh Lien, deputy head of Binh Thuan Province’s department of culture, sport and tourism.

Lien said the province has over 100 resorts and tourist parks, around 80 of them in Ham Tien - Mui Ne. “Many guests are at these resorts at the moment, most of them in the Ham Tien – Mui Ne area. We are making haste to protect them,” Lien said.

In Baria – Vung Tau Province, the government has issued an alert to protect tourists from the storm.

“Most resorts and tourist parks are prepared to protect their guests and their property,” Tran Van Thong, director of the province’s culture, sport, and tourism department, told the Daily.

Le Xuan Than, vice chairman of Khanh Hoa Province, said that all boat trips to visit bays and islets of the province had been canceled.

“We’ve also given warning about the storm to tourists. At 5:00 p.m, we will move residents to safe places,” he told the Daily.

The storm was last night approaching the central coastal region, and most vulnerable localities include the three above-mentioned provinces. Torrential rains due to the impact of the storm have flooded many areas in the locality, but the storm was expected to weaken into a tropical low right after making landfall early Tuesday morning.

(Source: SGT)