Arrange forces on standby in all key areas to respond to storm No. 13

(Chinhphu.vn) - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed Official Dispatch No. 209/CD-TTg dated November 5, 2025 requesting to focus on implementing prevention, avoidance and response to storm No. 13.

Storm center location: About 12.3 degrees North latitude; 116.3 degrees East longitude, about 240km East Northeast of Song Tu Tay island (belonging to Truong Sa special zone), about 800km East Southeast of Quy Nhon ( Gia Lai ).

Telegrams sent to: Chairmen of the People's Committees of the provinces and cities: Quang Tri, Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa; Ministries: National Defense, Public Security, Agriculture and Environment, Construction, Industry and Trade, Science and Technology; Office of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee.

The telegram stated:

Storm No. 13 is moving rapidly towards the sea and mainland of the Central and South Central regions of our country. This is a storm that is forecast to be very strong when it affects the mainland, making landfall during high tide, with a very wide range of influence, accompanied by heavy rain, with a very high risk of deep flooding and flash floods, landslides, especially in places where heavy rain has occurred for a long time in recent days.

Following the Prime Minister 's Official Dispatch No. 208/CD-TTg dated November 4, 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested:

1. The Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or city - Head of the Provincial Civil Defense Command directs the review, development, completion and approval of the response plan to storm No. 13 in the locality, in which specific natural disaster and incident situations that may occur, key vulnerable areas, key tasks are identified, on that basis, specific tasks are assigned to the Deputy Heads and each member of the Civil Defense Command, and at the same time, proactively coordinate with the Military Command and the Provincial and City Police to arrange forces, means, materials, equipment, food and necessities to be on standby in all key areas to be ready to deploy when bad situations occur. In case of exceeding the capacity of the locality, proactively report and request the Command of Military Region 4, Military Region 5, and the Office of the National Civil Defense Command to promptly mobilize support in accordance with regulations.

The Civil Defense Command Committees of the above-mentioned provinces and cities shall complete the response plan for storm No. 13 and submit the plan approved by the Chairman of the People's Committee - Head of the Provincial Civil Defense Command Committee to the Prime Minister before 11:00 a.m. on November 6, 2025.

2. Assign the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Construction to be the Heads of the delegation to directly urge, guide, and coordinate with localities in implementing response work to storm No. 13 (specifically: the Ministry of National Defense goes to Quang Ngai province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment goes to Gia Lai province, and the Ministry of Construction goes to Dak Lak province)./.

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