The Prime Minister directed ministries, branches and localities to proactively prevent and respond to storm Kalmaegi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 208/CD-TTg dated November 4, 2025 requesting ministries, branches and localities to proactively prevent, avoid and respond to storm Kalmaegi.

It is forecasted that tomorrow morning (November 5), storm Kalmaegi will move into the East Sea and become the 13th storm - Photo: National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

At 7:00 a.m. on November 4, 2025, the center of the storm, internationally named Kalmaegi, was at about 10.7 degrees north latitude, 123.5 degrees east longitude (in the central Philippines), with the strongest wind near the center of the storm at level 13, gusting to level 16.

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the storm will continue to move in the West-Northwest direction, tomorrow morning (November 5) it will move into the East Sea, becoming the 13th storm active in the East Sea in 2025. After entering the East Sea, it will continue to strengthen to level 13-14, gusting to level 16-17 and move towards the sea and mainland of the Central and South Central regions of our country. The storm can reach level 13-14, gusting to level 16-17 in Truong Sa special zone (Khanh Hoa) and in the offshore waters from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa; level 12-13, gusting above level 15 in coastal waters (including Ly Son special zone).

From the evening or night of November 6, 2025, the storm may directly affect the mainland from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa with the strongest wind near the storm center at level 10-12, gusting to level 14-15. The old Central Highlands may also experience strong winds at level 8-9, gusting to level 11; the area from Ha Tinh to Khanh Hoa may experience heavy to very heavy rain.

This is a very strong storm, which continued to strengthen after entering the East Sea, with a very wide range of strong winds. To proactively prevent, avoid, and respond to storm Kalmaegi and post-storm floods, the Prime Minister requested the Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense, Public Security, Agriculture and Environment, Construction, Industry and Trade, Science and Technology, Education and Training, and Health; Secretaries and Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and cities, especially localities from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa (areas where the storm is expected to directly affect) to monitor and grasp the developments of storms and floods, regularly update the situation in the locality; focus on leading and directing, reviewing plans, and being ready to immediately deploy measures to prevent, avoid, and respond to storms and post-storm floods with the motto "proactively from early on, from afar"; With the most determined spirit, anticipating the worst-case scenario, implementing prevention, avoidance and response measures at the highest level to absolutely ensure the safety of people's lives, limit damage to property of the People and the State, and not be passive or surprised in any situation.

The Prime Minister directed the Secretaries and Chairmen of the People's Committees of coastal provinces and cities from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa to mobilize the entire political system to focus on leading, directing, implementing, and urging the work of preventing, avoiding, and responding to storms and floods after storms.

Based on storm and flood forecasts and warnings from the authorities and the specific situation of the locality, proactively decide to restrict ships and vehicles from going out to sea, operating at sea or ban the sea when necessary; decide to control and restrict means of transport during storms causing strong winds and heavy rain to limit incidents and ensure the safety of people's lives.

Along with that, localities should deploy as soon as possible measures to prevent and combat storms at sea, on islands, in coastal areas and on land, paying attention to proactively reinforcing to ensure the safety of houses, infrastructure works, dams, sea dykes, and limiting damage to production, especially agricultural production in coastal areas.

Review plans, forces, and means to be ready to organize and deploy evacuation support and relocation of people in unsafe areas before the storm directly affects them, and deploy response, rescue, and relief work when bad situations occur.

The Prime Minister requested the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to direct the hydrometeorological forecasting agency to closely monitor, coordinate, and consult international forecast information to forecast and provide the earliest, most complete, and most accurate information on the developments and impacts of storms and the risk of floods and rains to authorities and people so that they can proactively deploy prevention, avoidance, and timely and effective response.

The Minister of National Defense directs the implementation of work to ensure safety for military forces, vehicles, and equipment; directs military regions and units located in areas at risk of being affected by storm Kalmaegi to proactively review plans, arrange appropriate forces and vehicles to be on duty in areas where storms and floods are forecast to occur to be ready to support localities in implementing prevention, avoidance, response, and rescue work when requested. Be ready to mobilize additional forces and vehicles to support localities in responding to storms upon request from localities.

The Minister of Public Security directs relevant units and local police forces to be ready with forces and means to ensure security and order, support people in evacuating, relocating, responding to storms, floods, landslides, flash floods, and rescue when requested by the locality. Proactively prepare forces and means to be ready to support the localities.

Mr. Vu

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