Mobilizing all forces and means to respond to the risk of high tides, floods, flash floods, and landslides after storm No. 10

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed and issued Official Dispatch No. 175/CD-TTg dated September 28, 2025 on focusing on responding to and overcoming the consequences of storm No. 10 and post-storm floods.

Telegram sent to the Secretaries of Provincial and Municipal Party Committees, Chairmen of the People's Committees of the following provinces and cities: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue, Ninh Binh, Hung Yen, Phu Tho, Son La, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Dien Bien; Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies; Office of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee.

Storm No. 10 directly affected the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Hue, causing strong winds of level 8, level 9, gusts of level 10-13, many places experienced heavy rain on September 27 and 28, especially in Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang and the western region of Thanh Hoa. The storm and floods left at least 5 people dead and missing, including 2 cases of being swept away by water, many houses in Hue had their roofs blown off and were severely damaged by storms.

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, tonight and early tomorrow morning, the storm will continue to cause strong winds in coastal provinces, the circulation of storm No. 10 will continue to cause heavy rain from now until September 30, 2025 in the North Central and Northern regions, especially from Thanh Hoa to Hue and the provinces of Phu Tho, Son La, Lao Cai, ... there is a very high risk of flooding in low-lying areas, along rivers, streams, and coastal areas, especially the risk of flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and midlands of the North and North Central regions.

To ensure the safety of people's lives and limit damage to people's and State's property, the Prime Minister requests:

1. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies; Secretaries and Chairmen of the People's Committees of the above-mentioned provinces and cities, according to their functions, tasks and authority, continue to urgently, seriously and effectively implement the directions of the Standing Secretariat, Official Dispatches No. 173/CD-TTg dated September 26, 2025 and No. 174/CD-TTg dated September 27, 2025 of the Prime Minister; at the same time, focus on leading, directing and mobilizing all forces, means and resources to resolutely deploy the work of responding to the risks of high tides, floods, inundation, flash floods, landslides after storms, quickly overcome the consequences of storms and floods, and quickly stabilize the people's situation.

Thoroughly evacuate residents in areas at risk of flash floods, landslides, and landslides.

2. Comrade Secretary, Comrade Chairman of People's Committee of the above-mentioned provinces and cities:

a) Direct local authorities to closely monitor the situation in areas affected by storms and floods, and not allow people to return home from evacuation sites if safety is not yet guaranteed; based on the specific situation in each locality, decide and have a plan to provide maximum support to bring people from evacuation sites back home in areas that have been guaranteed to be safe.

b) Continue to drastically implement measures to respond to post-storm floods, especially flash floods, landslides and dam safety:

(i) Thoroughly evacuate and relocate residents in dangerous areas, especially those that are often deeply flooded during heavy rains and floods, areas at risk of flash floods, landslides, and areas with fast-flowing water along rivers and streams; ensure essential needs for people in evacuation areas, and prevent people from lacking food, drinking water, clothing, etc.

(ii) Propagate and advise people to limit travel during heavy rains and floods; arrange forces to block, guide and support people to participate in traffic safely, do not let people move through if safety is not guaranteed, especially through overflows, areas with deep flooding, fast-flowing water, landslides or areas at risk of landslides.

(iii) Assign leaders to be on duty 24/7 and direct flood response work in key areas, especially villages and hamlets at risk of being isolated due to floods and landslides.

(iv) Direct the safe operation of irrigation dams, hydroelectric dams, and dykes; proactively develop response plans to ensure the safety of residents in case of adverse situations, and avoid being caught off guard.

(v) Prepare forces, vehicles, and equipment in key, vulnerable areas at risk of being isolated (to each village and hamlet) to promptly approach and deploy rescue operations as soon as a bad situation arises...

(vi) Regularly check lakes and dams to regulate water levels in a timely manner, to prevent dam breaks, reservoir overflows, and serious consequences. Urgently overcome the consequences immediately after storms and floods, focusing on: Supporting people to repair houses with damaged or blown-off roofs; immediately repairing schools and medical facilities with damaged or blown-off roofs due to storms. Directing service providers to promptly repair and restore electricity, telecommunications, and domestic water to ensure people's daily lives and production and business activities. Restore production, especially agricultural production, after storms to soon stabilize people's lives.

Ensure safety of lakes and hydroelectric dams, immediately repair power grid systems damaged by storms and floods

3. Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense and Public Security direct military and police forces stationed in the area to proactively deploy forces, vehicles, and equipment to support people in responding to and quickly overcoming the consequences of storms and floods, especially at the requests of localities.

4. The Minister of Industry and Trade directs Vietnam Electricity Group and relevant units to focus on implementing measures to ensure the safety of hydroelectric dams; and immediately repair power grid systems that have problems after storms and floods.

5. The Minister of Agriculture and Environment continues to direct forecasting, providing full, timely and accurate information on flood developments; coordinate with localities and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to direct the work of ensuring the safety of dikes and dams.

Quickly repair landslide-affected roads

6. The Minister of Construction shall proactively direct and support localities in quickly repairing traffic routes damaged by landslides caused by storms and floods, ensuring safe and smooth traffic, especially on main traffic routes.

7. General Director: Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency continue to report on flood developments, instructions from authorities; provide guidance on flood response skills, flash floods, landslides to reduce damage.

8. The Chief of Office of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee shall coordinate with the competent agencies of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to monitor the situation, promptly and proactively coordinate and mobilize forces and means to support localities in responding to floods and storms, and report to the Prime Minister and competent authorities as prescribed.

9. Assign Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha to continue directing ministries, branches and localities to respond to floods and overcome the consequences of storm No. 10, especially the storm's circulation.

10. Relevant ministries, branches and localities strictly implement the daily reporting regime to the Prime Minister before 3:00 p.m. through the Minister and Head of the Government Office on the situation and handling results; propose issues beyond their authority.

11. The Government Office monitors and urges ministries, branches and localities to seriously implement this Official Dispatch; promptly reports to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in charge on urgent and arising issues./.