According to the latest emergency storm bulletin, released at 11:00 p.m. on August 24 from the Nghe An Province Hydrometeorological Station, storm No. 5 is very strong, moving quickly and is forecast to directly affect Nghe An with extremely large destructive power, causing strong gusts of wind on land, fierce waves and a very heavy rain over a wide area.

In order to promptly respond to storm No. 5 (storm Kajiki), on the afternoon of August 24, Military Region 4 held a conference to assign deployment tasks.Storm prevention and control work No. 5Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of the Military Region chaired the conference.

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 5, the Military Region Command organized 3 inspection teams to direct preparations for responding to storm No. 5 and heavy rains, floods, and flash floods in the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri and Hue city. Coordinated with local authorities to deploy response work according to the "4 on-site" motto, ready to mobilize forces and means to evacuate people in dangerous areas to safety.

The Military Region directed 116,940 comrades in units to prepare forces ready to participate in storm response (of which, 15,365 comrades are regular soldiers, 101,575 comrades are militia and self-defense forces); 1,213 vehicles of all kinds (of which, 635 are cars, 31 are special vehicles, 547 are boats of all kinds).

According to the emergency storm news updated at 8:00 p.m. on August 24 by the Nghe An Province Hydrometeorological Station,Storm No. 5 has strengthened to level 14, gusting to level 17.and is approaching the sea of ​​Nghe An. It is forecasted that by tomorrow morning, the mainland of Nghe An province will have strong winds of level 12-14, gusting to level 15-16.

At 7:00 p.m. on August 24, the center of the storm was at approximately 17.9 degrees North latitude; 109.4 degrees East longitude, only about 410 km east-southeast of Nghe An province. Compared to the afternoon news of the same day, the storm had moved 60 km closer to the mainland.

The particularly dangerous point is that the storm has intensified. The strongest wind near the storm's center is currently at level 14 (150-166 km/h), gusting to level 17. The storm continues to move west at a speed of about 15-20 km/h and is likely to intensify.

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 5, infrastructure investors and businesses in industrial parks are mobilizing human resources to brace factories, roofs, and organize supports and jack up electrical cabinets... to minimize property damage when the storm makes landfall.

Enterprises in the Southeast Economic Zone urgently respond to storm No. 5

Assessing the level of devastation caused by storm No. 5 if it makes landfall in Nghe An, local authorities in the highland communes are extremely worried, especially those that have just been flooded and have not yet recovered. With close direction from all levels and sectors, highland localities have also begun to evacuate people to avoid and take shelter from the storm.

On the evening of August 24, after a meeting with localities,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhdirectly inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 in localities in Nghe An province.

Also attending were comrades of the Party Central Committee: Tran Duc Thang - Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien - Deputy Minister of National Defense and members of the Government's working delegation..

On the side of Military Region 4, there were Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of the Military Region; Major General Doan Xuan Buong - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Military Region.
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.

At Cua Lo Port, the Prime Minister requested the evacuation of people on boats and aquaculture cages to safe places. Those who do not comply will be forced to ensure the safety of people's lives.

At the same time, measures must be taken to ensure people's property and prevent ship collisions and explosions. Absolutely, resolutely, no ships must be allowed to set sail.

The Prime Minister requested the military to prepare forces on standby, ready to support other localities when necessary with the motto "4 on-site", not allowing for negligence or subjectivity.

On behalf of the leaders of Nghe An province, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung reported to the Prime Minister on the province's response implementation.

Accordingly, as of August 24, the number of Nghe An province's boats anchored at the wharf is 2,915 with 13,210 workers. The number of fishing boats operating at sea is 3 with 30 workers in Phu Yen waters. All boats operating at sea have received notice of the location and direction of storm No. 5.

More than 1,061 large and small irrigation dams in the province are being operated by localities and units according to approved disaster prevention plans.

Nghe An has 23 operating hydroelectric reservoirs, of which only Ban Ve and Hua Na are year-round regulating reservoirs, the rest are day-night regulating reservoirs.

The hydroelectric reservoirs are currently operating normally according to the procedures approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the People's Committee of Nghe An province. Currently, there are 5 hydroelectric reservoirs operating the sluice gates: Ban Ve, Ban Ang, Khe Bo, Chi Khe and Hua Na.

For agricultural production, localities are urgently implementing harvest with the motto "green house is better than old field".

In particular, determining to ensure the safety of people's lives above all, first of all, the province has requested localities to urgently organize reviews and deploy evacuation plans to relocate people in unsafe areas, especially in weak houses, low-lying residential areas, places at risk of coastal and riverside landslides, places affected by big waves, flooding due to rising sea levels, heavy rains, and risks of flash floods and landslides.

Resolutely do not let people stay on boats, rafts, cages, and aquaculture huts when the storm directly affects them; if necessary, take coercive measures to ensure people's safety; propagate and guide people on skills to ensure safety and limit risks during floods; strictly prohibit people from collecting firewood, fishing, etc. on rivers, streams, and downstream of dams during floods; absolutely do not let people have subjective thoughts before, during, and after floods.

In his opening remarks at the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized the spirit of "prevention is better than cure", requiring the highest level of preparation, especially in protecting people's lives.

Recalling the heavy losses caused by natural disasters, especially in terms of human lives in 2024 and the first months of 2025, the Prime Minister emphasized the consistent spirit in responding to storm No. 5 is to put people's safety first and foremost.

Therefore, in the face of the complicated developments of storm No. 5, the Prime Minister requested all levels, sectors and localities to proactively prepare from today, with the highest preparedness spirit; at the same time, carefully review and be ready to activate response plans.

The National Steering Committee for Civil Defense has established a forward command post at the Military Region 4 Command, as the command center, closely coordinating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant forces. After the meeting, the Prime Minister will personally inspect preparations in a number of key areas.

At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh listened to reports from leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment; leaders of Hue city and the provinces of Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa... on response to storm No. 5.

On the evening of August 24, Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister was present at the Government's Forward Command Headquarters located at the Military Region 4 Command, Nghe An province to directly command the response to storm No. 5.

Also attending were comrade Tran Duc Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment and members of the Government's working delegation.

The leaders of Military Region 4 include: Lieutenant General Ha Tho Binh - Commander of the Military Region; Major General Doan Xuan Buong - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Military Region.

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. 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.

According to Nghe An Province Hydrometeorological Station, at 4:00 p.m. on August 24, the center of storm No. 5 was at about 17.6 degrees North latitude; 109.9 degrees East longitude, about 470 km from the mainland of Nghe An province, about 450 km East Southeast of Ha Tinh province. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 13-14 (134-166 km/h), gusting to level 16.

The storm is moving west at a speed of about 20 km/h and is forecast to strengthen further before approaching the mainland. It is forecast that tomorrow evening (August 25), the storm will make landfall in the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri. The disaster risk level has been raised to level 4 (very high) in coastal waters from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri and on the mainland of these provinces when the storm makes landfall. From the afternoon and night of August 24, the sea area of ​​Nghe An province (including Hon Ngu island) will have winds gradually increasing to level 7-9, then increasing to level 10-11, the area near the storm's eye will be strong at level 12-14, gusting to level 16. Waves are 5.0-7m high, near the storm's eye waves are 8-10m high. The sea is rough. Coastal areas of Nghe An province need to be on guard against storm surges of 0.5-1.5m high. High risk of flooding in low-lying coastal areas and river mouths due to big waves and rising water in the afternoon and evening of August 25.

The meteorological agency warns that the weather at sea and in coastal areas during the storm is extremely dangerous and unsafe for any vehicle or structure. Ships, boats, cages, and aquaculture areas are at high risk of capsizing, destruction, and flooding.

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 5, the authorities of Thanh Vinh ward, Nghe An province have deployed an emergency evacuation plan for more than 1,000 residents living in old, degraded apartment buildings and collective housing areas, to ensure the safety of people's lives.

It is known that Thanh Vinh ward hasorganized the relocation of more than 1,000 people. Including residents in buildings C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and D2 of the old Quang Trung apartment building. In addition, nearly 300 households in old apartment buildings in the wards of Cua Nam, Hung Binh, Doi Cung, Le Loi (old)... are also forced to leave due to the risk of collapse or flooding when heavy rain and storms occur.

Afternoon of August 24,Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung- The Provincial Party Secretary personally inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 in coastal localities. Accompanying him were leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and relevant departments, branches and units.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 at the Lach Con storm shelter in Quynh Mai ward; the Lach Quen storm shelter in Quynh Phu commune; and inspected the evacuation site in Quynh Mai ward.

Local leaders reported and implemented the directions of the Secretariat, the Prime Minister, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Communes and wards along the coast have been drastically organizing measures to respond to storm No. 5 with the motto "4 on-site".

After listening to the report and inspecting the situation, the Provincial Party Secretary acknowledged and highly appreciated the preparation work to respond to storm No. 5 of the localities; at the same time, he emphasized that this is a storm that is forecast to be very strong, moving quickly, with a very wide and dangerous range and intensity of influence on the sea and land, so we absolutely must not be negligent or subjective.

In that spirit, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung requested all levels, sectors and localities to strictly implement the direction of the Secretariat, the Prime Minister's telegram and the dispatch and direction of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Provincial People's Committee Chairman on focusing on urgent response to storm No. 5.

Morning of August 24,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.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh and the working delegation directly inspected storm response work in Cua Lo ward.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested local authorities and functional forces to coordinate closely and resolutely request fishermen to move their boats, rafts and cages to safe places. At the same time, aquaculture households need to be instructed to reinforce and tie them securely to minimize damage when the storm hits.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also noted that, in parallel with ensuring the safety of the vessels, it is necessary to pay attention to protecting the lives of fishermen. Any cases of intentionally staying on ships and boats when the storm comes must be propagated and mobilized to evacuate urgently, resolutely not allowing unfortunate situations to occur.

In the coastal commune of An Chau, a densely populated area with about 43,000 people, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh personally walked along the sea dike to inspect the current situation and listened to reports on storm response preparations from the Party Committee, government and people. This is one of the key areas that is easily affected when a storm makes landfall, because it is densely populated and has many aquaculture households.

Next, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh and the working delegation inspected the preparation for storm No. 5 in Dien Chau commune (established on the basis of merging Dien Chau town and the communes of Dien Hoa, Dien Phuc, Ngoc Bich of Dien Chau district before), one of the most populous coastal communes, with about 63,000 people living in 42 hamlets.

On the morning of August 24, the working delegation of the People's Committee of Nghe An province led byComrade Nguyen Van De- Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee as head of the delegation inspected and directed the response to storm No. 5 at a number of reservoirs and aquaculture areas in the area.

At the time of inspection, Vuc Mau Lake had a low water level. Vuc Mau Lake management unit was discharging 1 gate with a flow of 72 m³/s. However, according to forecasts, Nghe An is in the direct impact area of ​​storm number 5. Storm number 5 hits at the same time as high tide.Storm No. 5Along with heavy rain, the large amount of water expected to flow in will cause the water level in the lake to rise rapidly.

After the inspection, comrade Nguyen Van De requested the Bac Nghe An Irrigation One Member Limited Liability Company to continue opening one more sluice gate to proactively receive the flood. The company must closely follow the weather developments, the direction of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Agriculture and Environment to have a timely plan to discharge flood to ensure the safety of the reservoir and the downstream area.

Next, the provincial delegation inspected the concentrated aquaculture area in Quynh Mai ward. This area has a total area of ​​330 hectares. Of which, people are currently raising 80 hectares of shrimp that are about to be harvested.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van De requested sectors and localities to direct aquaculture farmers to organize early harvest before storm No. 5 arrives, to minimize damage.

The delegation also inspected the Mo River system - responsible for draining water to avoid flooding in aquaculture areas.