At the briefing held on the evening of August 25, at the Government's Storm Response Command Center No. 5, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep said that, as predicted, after about 2 hours of almost standing still, at 6:00 p.m. this afternoon, the storm officially made landfall, with its center in Ha Tinh. When it made landfall, the storm had winds of level 10, gusting to levels 12 and 13; in Cam Xuyen, gusts were over 13. In some localities in Ha Tinh province, trees fell, roofs were blown off, and some areas were flooded...

After listening to the report, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha assessed this as very important information and requested the leaders of Nghe An province to immediately direct communes and wards to concentrate and closely monitor the storm's developments to promptly respond.

The storm moves slowly, so it will take a long time to affect the mainland. Therefore, Nghe An localities focus on directing urban and coastal areas to continue to strengthen forces, be on standby, and deploy response measures.

At the same time, continue to maintain the control regime until tomorrow morning (August 26), when conditions are sufficient to ensure safety for people to go out.

The Deputy Prime Minister also noted that localities assign forces to protect and ensure the safety of people's property during evacuation.

According to forecasts, heavy rain from now until noon tomorrow will be concentrated in the western mountainous areas, while Nghe An has not yet completely overcome the consequences of storm No. 3, so Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha suggested that the province assign an experienced leader to the western localities to establish a command post, connecting with local forces to immediately deploy disaster response operations.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha: Control travel in Nghe An until tomorrow morning, August 26, set up Command Centers in the western communes

Storm center location: About 18.5 degrees North latitude; 105.4 degrees East longitude, on the mainland of the South Nghe An - North Ha Tinh area.
Strongest wind: Level 9-10 (75-102km/h), gust level 12.
Forecast: In the next 3 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction, at a speed of about 15km/h.

At about 3:00 p.m. on August 25, VVT (born 2010), residing in Nghi Hung 1 hamlet, Than Linh commune, Nghe An province, while reinforcing the roof with his family to protect the house from...storm number 5then suddenly slipped and fell, causing severe head injury.

After the child had an accident, the child's mother contacted a private car and local services to take the child to the emergency room. However, due to the complicated storm situation, unable to contact a means of transportation, Ms. Lan called the Than Linh Commune Police directly to ask for help.

Than Linh Commune Police supported the emergency care of a boy with a brain injury during the storm.

19:30, Storm No. 5 with level 12 gusts when making landfall in Nghe An.

The wind howled in gusts. Many roofs of houses and schools were blown off. Many windows were broken. The wards and communes lost power.

In response to the power outage in some areas caused by storm No. 5, Nghe An Electricity Company has mobilized human resources and equipment to make efforts to overcome it. At the same time, it urgently dispatched a 1,000kVA generator to supply electricity to the anti-flooding pumping station.

At noon on August 25, storm No. 5 (Kajiki) approached the mainland of the old Vinh city area, causing heavy rain and strong winds, causing the power grid in the Vinh Power Line Management Team to have problems, disrupting power supply in some areas in the area.

Immediately after receiving information about the power outage affecting some residential areas, Mr. Pham Cong Thanh - Director of the Company urgently directed the Vinh Power Line Management Team to be on duty, promptly deploy handling plans, and directly go to the scene to inspect, urge and direct the troubleshooting.

Vinh Power Line Management Team has made efforts to fix the problem in adverse weather conditions, to restore the power system as quickly and safely as possible to serve the people.

Nghe An Electricity Company strives to fix the problem, dispatching high-capacity generators to the anti-flooding pumping station in Truong Vinh.

During the storm, landslides and local flooding occurred in Van An commune. The commune’s functional forces quickly arrived and worked with the people to handle the incident.

Authorities urgently handle landslides and flood risks to help people during storms.

On the afternoon of August 25, immediately after receiving urgent information about 5 fishermen trapped in the middle of Lam River due to rising floodwaters, the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Lam Thanh Commune and the Commune Military Command quickly arrived at the scene to deploy a rescue plan.

Thanks to the drastic, close and timely direction, the authorities successfully rescued 2 households including: 1 household in Nghi Xuan commune (Ha Tinh) with 2 people, and 1 household in Phu Hung hamlet, Lam Thanh commune with 3 people. All 5 people were brought to shore safely.

Timely rescue of 5 fishermen trapped in floodwaters on Lam River

At around 6 p.m., storm No. 5 began to make landfall, sweeping through Nghe An, causing a series of trees and billboards in Truong Vinh and Thanh Vinh wards to fall and be uprooted.

The first damages when storm No. 5 swept through Nghe An

Due to the impact of storm No. 5, Nghe An province has been experiencing prolonged heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. Heavy rains have caused large areas of summer-autumn rice in many localities that are in the preparation stage for harvest to collapse and be deeply submerged in water.

On the evening of August 25, in the face of the extremely dangerous developments of storm No. 5, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee issued an urgent dispatch requesting all levels and sectors to focus on emergency response measures, emphasizing the evacuation of people and empowering the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to decide to restrict the movement of people and vehicles.

URGENT: Nghe An Provincial Party Committee requests drastic evacuation of people and traffic restrictions to respond to storm No. 5

Information from highland localities, on August 25, many places had heavy rain all day without stopping, causing risks of flooding and landslides, such as in the communes of Nhon Mai, Tri Le, Thong Thu, Tam Quang...

On August 25, Nhon Mai Border Guard Station coordinated with the Party Committee, the government, the military force, and the Commune Police to evacuate households at risk of being affected by floods to a safe place. At the same time, the unit also provided food, drinking water, gas stoves, and other essential necessities to help people stabilize their lives during the storm.

In My Ly commune, My Ly Border Guard Station distributed life jackets to boat owners operating on the Nam Non River, increased propaganda, and instructed vehicle owners and people to raise vigilance and strictly comply with safety measures when traveling on the river.

In Tan Quang commune, Tam Quang Border Guard Station coordinated with Tam Quang commune Party Committee and authorities to survey and inspect areas at high risk of landslides, propagate, mobilize and support the evacuation of people to safe locations.

In addition to supporting local residents in evacuating people, on August 25, border guards also worked with local forces to survey and place flood and landslide warning signs so that people could travel safely and avoid dangerous areas.

Border Guard and Nghe An Police forces braved floods, evacuated people, and put up landslide warning signs.

On the afternoon of August 25, after a meeting at the Forward Command Center, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directly inspected, grasped information, analyzed and forecasted storm No. 5 at Vinh Weather Radar Station.

Vinh Weather Radar Station of the Central Hydrometeorological Station is located on Dung Quyet Mountain (Truong Vinh Ward).

The station is responsible for analyzing cloud radio feedback and cloud-related weather phenomena; Warning of dangerous weather phenomena detected by radar; Maintaining, servicing and repairing machines and equipment according to hierarchy.

The leaders of Vinh Weather Radar Station reported the developments of storm No. 5 based on the analysis of cloud radio feedback and weather phenomena related to clouds; at the same time, made recommendations to serve the leadership, direction, organization and implementation of response work to storm No. 5 in Nghe An province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh checks and grasps storm forecast information at Vinh Weather Radar Station

On August 25, at a meeting with forces responding to storm No. 5, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested telecommunications agencies to have plans to ensure uninterrupted communication to villages, hamlets, and residential areas.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested that organizations and units must ensure communication to serve the work of directing and operating natural disaster prevention and control with the highest priority, safety, reliability and speed. Prioritize the use of on-site networks to deploy activities of directing and operating natural disaster prevention and control.

At the same time, telecommunications agencies are required to focus on reviewing machinery and equipment provided to leaders and officers participating in disaster prevention and control at the grassroots level, especially in mountainous areas, to ensure smooth connection to villages, hamlets, and residential areas.

In addition, in addition to the disaster prevention and control command agencies, it is necessary to calculate additional support plans and transfer information and communication equipment to the Border Guard force. This is the force that is really closest to the people, in remote areas, and areas that are easily isolated, to ensure continuous information.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha: We must make efforts to ensure smooth communication in disaster prevention and control.

On the afternoon of August 25, directly affected by storm No. 5, Cua Lo ward (Nghe An) was struggling with strong gusts of wind and high tides. Seawater overflowed the embankment, causing serious flooding on coastal roads.

When the eye of storm No. 5 was only a few dozen kilometers from the mainland, the most dangerous effects of the storm began to appear in the coastal area of ​​Nghe An. At Cua Lo, from about 3 p.m., the wind gusted continuously with very strong intensity, accompanied by heavy rain.

Image of Cua Lo on the afternoon of August 25: The sea was rough, many coastal roads were flooded due to storm number 5

Updated according to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon (August 25), it is forecasted that in the next 3-6 hours, storm No. 5 will move in the West-Northwest direction, making landfall in the area of ​​North Ha Tinh - South Nghe An.

In the past 3 hours, storm No. 5 has barely moved, its intensity has decreased to level 12, gusting to level 14. It is forecasted that in the next 3-6 hours, storm No. 5 will move in a West-Northwest direction, entering the mainland area of ​​North Ha Tinh - South Nghe An. The risk of strong winds from storm No. 5 still persists.

It is forecasted that in the next 3-6 hours, storm No. 5 will make landfall in the area of ​​North Ha Tinh - South Nghe An.

According to information from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon (August 25), floods on rivers and streams may cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers.

Currently, the water level on Thao River (Lao Cai), rivers in Ha Tinh and northern Quang Tri is rising; water levels on other rivers are fluctuating.
Water level at 1:00 p.m. on August 25 on Gianh River (Quang Tri) at Dong Tam station was 7.74 m, 0.74 m above alarm level 1; other rivers are still below alarm level 1.

Flood warning on rivers

On the afternoon of August 25, Nghe An Province's Hydrometeorological Station issued a flood warning in the province after recording very heavy rainfall over the past several hours.

According to data from automatic rain gauges, from 9am to 3pm on August 25, many places had heavy to very heavy rain. The amount of rain measured at some particularly high points such as Cho Trang was 175.4mm, Hoang Mai 167.2mm, and Nam Thanh 1 was 154.6mm.

The meteorological agency warned of a high risk of flooding in low-lying areas, urban areas and riverside areas across Nghe An province.

Flooding is likely to last until August 26. Flood depth is forecast to be between 0.5 and 1.0 meters, with some areas possibly being deeper than 1.0 meters.

Storm No. 5 has wind speed of level 12, gusts of level 14-15, Nghe An warns of widespread flooding

Many trees have fallen since midday on August 25. Everyone should be extremely careful when going out to avoid unfortunate consequences. Storm No. 5 is forecast to have a serious impact on Nghe An province. Please follow the latest weather forecast information from the authorities to take timely preventive measures.

Many trees in Thanh Vinh and Truong Vinh wards were broken by storm number 5.

After evacuating 30 vulnerable households yesterday (August 24), Yen Trung commune is currently focusing on mobilizing and taking advantage of the reduced rain to evacuate another 150 households in areas at high risk of flooding and landslides.

Today, August 25, facing the high risk of flooding and landslides in some areas, Yen Trung plans to evacuate 150 more households to schools, offices, and high-rise buildings; including people in areas at high risk of flooding (including the entire Xuan Yen area, Trang Nua hamlet 5, households outside the fields of Bui Chu, Bui Thuong areas...); and areas at risk of landslides (Ram mountain area, Ray mountain, Dinh Ngo mountain and the area bordering Luoi Hai mountain).

"Flood center" Yen Trung evacuated nearly 200 households

Before storm No. 5 made landfall, Cua Lo ward had strong waves of level 8 and 9, and the streets were deserted. Some corrugated iron sheets were blown away by the wind, and some trees were broken.

Cua Lo has big waves and rough seas before storm number 5 makes landfall.

On the afternoon of August 25, at the Forward Command Center (Nghe An province), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha continued to chair a meeting with the Government Office, the Department of Hydrometeorology, and provinces and cities to direct the response to storm No. 5.

Also attending were: Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense and members of the Government's working delegation; Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of Military Region 4; Major General Doan Xuan Buong - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Military Region 4.

The leaders of Nghe An province include comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Reporting on the storm's new developments as of 2 p.m. on August 25, the Department of Hydrometeorology said that the storm has not yet reached shore, but has caused strong winds in the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Quang Tri.

The storm is maintaining its intensity at level 13 and is expected to make landfall between 3pm and 7pm on August 25. The storm's focus is expected to be Nghe An, southern Thanh Hoa, and northern Ha Tinh.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha meets with provinces and cities to respond to storm No. 5

At 1:00 p.m. on August 25, the center of the storm was at about 18.5 degrees North latitude; 106.3 degrees East longitude, in the coastal waters of Nghe An-Ha Tinh area.

Due to the influence of storm No. 5, at Bach Long Vi station (Hai Phong), there are strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 9; Co To station (Quang Ninh) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 10; Bai Chay station (Quang Ninh) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 8; Van Ly station (Ninh Binh) has strong winds of level 8, gusts of level 9; Dien Chau station (Nghe An) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 9; Quynh Luu station (Nghe An) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 12; Hon Ngu station (Nghe An) has strong winds of level 8, gusts of level 11; Hoanh Son station (Ha Tinh) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 9; Ky Anh station (Ha Tinh) has strong winds of level 7, gusts of level 11; Cam Nhuong station (Ha Tinh) has gusts of level 8; Con Co station (Quang Tri) has strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 8; ...

Storm surge in Sam Son (Thanh Hoa) 0.91m, Hon Ngu (Nghe An) 1.45m, Vung Ang (Ha Tinh) 0.51m. In the Northern Delta provinces, from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, there has been moderate to heavy rain, in some places very heavy rain over 300mm.

13:00 on August 25, the center of the storm is located at about 18.5 degrees North latitude; 106.3 degrees East longitude, on the coastal waters of Nghe An-Ha Tinh area. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 13 (134-149km/h), gusting to level 16; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 15-20km/h.

LATEST NEWS ON STORM NO. 5 (at 2:00 p.m. on August 25)

On the afternoon of August 25, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council directly directed the response to storm No. 5 at the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu directly directed the response to storm No. 5.

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized that the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense is an effective advisory and assistance department for the Steering Committee, performing tasks related to natural disaster prevention, search and rescue and civil defense.

Therefore, the unit needs to continue to do a good job of forecasting, proactively grasping and analyzing the situation, advising the provincial leaders to promptly deploy measures to prevent, combat and respond to post-storm circulation, not to be passive and surprised, ensuring safety of life, minimizing damage to property of the people and the state in the area. Clearly assign people, clearly assign tasks, arrange forces on duty 24/24 to closely monitor the situation of storm No. 5.

Reporters of Nghe An Newspaper and Television were present at Cua Lo ward, updating information on response to storm No. 5.

Storm center location: About 18.5 degrees North latitude; 106.3 degrees East longitude, on the coastal waters of Ha Tinh - Nghe An area.

LATEST NEWS ON STORM NO. 5 (AT 1 PM ON AUGUST 25)

On the afternoon of August 25, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha inspected evacuation points and the vulnerable coastal dyke in Dien Chau commune, Nghe An province before the storm made landfall.

Also attending were Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense and members of the Government's working delegation; Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of Military Region 4; Major General Doan Xuan Buong - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of Military Region 4.

The leaders of Nghe An province include comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Hoang Phu Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha inspected the evacuation and storm shelter for people at Dien Chau Primary School. There are 62 households with 177 people, mainly the elderly, women and children, taking shelter from the storm.

Visiting and giving gifts to the people, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that this is a very strong and dangerous storm. Therefore, people should rest assured to live at the evacuation point and return home after the storm has passed to ensure their safety. The Party Committee and the government will provide enough necessities, food and drinking water for the people.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha inspected the evacuation point and coastal dike in Dien Chau commune.

On the morning of August 25, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province inspected the response to storm No. 5. Accompanying him were leaders of a number of relevant departments and branches.

At Vissai Port, in heavy rain and dark clouds, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the port operator to proactively deploy safety measures, especially the loading and unloading system, warehouses and mooring facilities.

Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh inspected the preparation for drainage in Vinh area and storm response at Vissai Port.

On the morning of August 25, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 in Hai Loc commune.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Vo Thi Minh Sinh inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 in Hai Loc commune.

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 5, the authorities and people of Quynh Phu commune (Nghe An) are urgently implementing response measures. The evacuation of people from dangerous areas is the top priority to ensure the safety of life and property, and minimize damage caused by the storm.

Quynh Phu commune evacuated 1,705 people to safe shelters before storm No. 5

On the morning of August 25, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh signed and issued an urgent dispatch on temporary road closures to prevent and combat storm No. 5. Accordingly, the province requested people without duties not to go out on the streets from 11:00 a.m. on August 25 to ensure absolute safety for life and health.

URGENT: Nghe An asks people to stay off the streets from 11am today, August 25, to prepare for storm No. 5

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 5, the authorities of Cua Lo ward (Nghe An) mobilized all their forces to urgently evacuate more than 2,500 people to safety, while ensuring the anchoring of boats and absolutely not allowing people to stay at sea and in cages and rafts.

Proactively responding to storm No. 5: Cua Lo Ward evacuated more than 2,500 people to safety

Faced with rapid, complex developments and wide-ranging influence ofstorm number 5, The Director of Nghe An Department of Health requested all medical facilities in the province to: Be on duty 24/7; arrange leaders on duty, ensure effective coordination when there is an emergency.situationemergency occurs

Each provincial, district and central hospital must have at least two mobile emergency teams. The mobile emergency teams must be assigned clear tasks and be ready to receive orders at any time.

Medical facilities must ensure adequate human resources, drugs, chemicals, medical equipment, emergency vehicles, and be ready to support when required; information and communication must be connected 24/7, without interruption in operations and direction; and proactively support each other.

Dr. Le Thi Hoai Chung stated: Medical facilitiesAbsolutely do not be subjective or negligent; absolutely do not be passive or surprised in any situation;Urgently deploy response measures according to the "4 on-site" motto, ensuring absolute safety for patients, medical staff, workers and patients' families.

Faced with the complicated developments and risk of serious impacts from storm No. 5, on August 25, leaders of Power Generation Corporation 1 (EVNGENCO1) were present at Ban Ve Hydropower Plant to inspect the situation and direct flood response work.

The working delegation led by Mr. Tran Nam Trung - Deputy General Director of the Corporation, together with representatives of specialized departments, held an urgent meeting with the factory's Flood and Storm Prevention and Control Command Board, to review all flood prevention and control plans and ensure safety of the project and safety of the downstream area.

Leaders of Power Generation Corporation 1 directly commanded at Ban Ve Hydropower Plant, proactively responding to storm No. 5, ensuring safety for downstream areas.

Before storm No. 5 hits, Van An commune continues to review and inspect vulnerable points, deploying solutions to ensure absolute safety for people and property.

Van An commune relocated and brought all fishing boats to safe shelters.

In response to storm No. 5, the authorities of Thanh Vinh and Truong Vinh wards, Nghe An province urgently organized the evacuation of thousands of households in apartment buildings, old collective housing areas and vulnerable areas. By the morning of August 25, all residents in vulnerable areas had been moved to safe places with full temporary living conditions.

Evacuated people in Thanh Vinh and Truong Vinh wards are supported to ensure living conditions during stormy days.

Location of the storm center: About 18.4 degrees North latitude; 106.8 degrees East longitude, about 120km East Southeast of Nghe An, about 100km East of Ha Tinh, about 130km East Northeast of North Quang Tri.

Strongest wind: Level 13-14 (134-166km/h), gust level 16.

Forecast: In the next 3 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction, at a speed of about 15km/h.

On the morning of August 25, after a meeting at the Forward Command Headquarters, Major General Nguyen Ba Luc - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army wentCheck evacuation points and vulnerable coastal dykes in Nghe An provincebefore the storm made landfall.

Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Provincial Party Secretary; Hoang Phu Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and members of the working delegation of the Ministry of National Defense, Nghe An province.

The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and the Provincial Party Secretary kindly visited the people at the evacuation site; encouraged people to temporarily live in peace, wait for the storm to pass so they can return home to ensure safety. The Party Committee and government will provide enough necessities, food, and drinking water for the people.

The Provincial Party Secretary also requested the Party Committee and government of Dien Chau commune to ensure all necessary conditions for people's daily life, especially taking good care of the health of the elderly and sick people.

At the same time, continue to review unsafe areas to evacuate people to shelters, the highest principle is to ensure maximum safety for people first and foremost.

Next, the delegation directly inspected the sea dike in Dien Chau commune. This dike is predicted to be affected when storm No. 5 makes landfall.

The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and the Provincial Party Secretary requested the authorities and forces to be on duty at key points and prepare supplies to have a rescue plan in case of an incident.

Up to this point, Nghe An province is mobilizing the entire political system at all levels to relocate and evacuate people at key points and dangerous areas to safe places at headquarters, schools...

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee inspected evacuation points and key sea dikes.

The working delegation of the Northern Power Corporation led by Mr. Vu Anh Phuong - Deputy General Director and specialized departments went directly to the scene in Nghe An to inspect and direct the preparation work to respond to storm No. 5.

Location of the storm center: About 18.4 degrees North latitude; 107.0 degrees East longitude, about 140km East Southeast of Nghe An, about 120km East of Ha Tinh, about 140km East Northeast of North Quang Tri.

Strongest wind: Level 13-14 (134-166km/h), gust level 16.

Forecast:In the next 3 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction, at a speed of about 15km/h.

On the morning of August 25, when heavy rain and strong winds began to rage, a series of traditional markets in Nghe An simultaneously suspended operations to cope with storm No. 5. Small traders were busy cleaning up and securing; the authorities and market management board urgently informed, inspected, and coordinated to ensure absolute safety for people and property.

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 5, the authorities and people of Dien Chau commune, Tan Mai ward (Nghe An) are focusing on prevention work, especiallyevacuating people from dangerous areas, ensuring safety of life and property.

With 1,500 coastal households directly affected when storm No. 5 made landfall,Hai Loc commune(the new unit merged from 3 communes Nghi Yen, Nghi Thiet and Nghi Tien) is mobilizing maximum human resources and means, proactively preventing and fighting, determined to protect people's lives.

Morning of August 25,Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province inspected the response to storm No. 5. Accompanying were leaders of relevant departments and branches.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected the response work, especially the relocation of people living and producing along the sea dike in An Chau commune (established on the basis of merging the communes of Dien An, Dien Tan, Dien Thinh, Dien Trung of Dien Chau district before).

On the morning of August 25, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha was present in Nghe An, directly directing the response to storm No. 5 at the Government's forward command post.

Also attending the meeting were Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense and members of the Government's working delegation.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha directly commanded the response to storm No. 5 at the Forward Command Center in Nghe An.

Also attending the meeting were Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of Military Region 4; Major General Doan Xuan Buong - Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Military Region 4.

The leaders of Nghe An province include comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.

The leaders of Ha Tinh province include comrades: Nguyen Duy Lam - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Vo Trong Hai - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Location of the storm center: About 18.4 degrees North latitude; 107.2 degrees East longitude, about 160km East Southeast of Nghe An, about 145km East of Ha Tinh, about 155km East Northeast of North Quang Tri.

Strongest wind: Level 14 (150-166km/h), gust level 17.

Forecast: In the next 3 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction, at a speed of about 15-20km/h.

Due to the impact of storm No. 5, the authorities decided toprohibiting people and vehicles from crossing Cua Hoi bridge, connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces from 6am on August 25.

Accordingly, to ensure safety for people and vehicles passing through the Cua Hoi bridge (crossing Lam river, connecting Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces), Ha Tinh Department of Construction requests to temporarily suspend traffic for people and all vehicles passing through Cua Hoi bridge (except for priority vehicles according to regulations and vehicles serving incident and disaster response of competent authorities) from6:00 a.m. August 25, 2025until the bridge is safe to cross as prescribed.