Since November 4, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has synchronously deployed many urgent measures in areas that are frequently flooded during recent high tides to respond to storm No. 13, which is affected by heavy rain and tornadoes.

Officers and soldiers of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command inform fishermen about the impact of storm No. 13.

In Long Nguyen Ward (Ho Chi Minh City), heavy rain combined with high tides at the end of October 2025 caused 103 households, 42.5 hectares of crops and 9 roads to be flooded, from 0.3 to 1.2 meters deep. In response to storm No. 13, the Ward Military Command mobilized 30 officers and soldiers to urgently check and reinforce the embankment, focusing on areas at risk of severe flooding.

Ho Chi Minh City militia officers and soldiers use soil to build embankments and canals to proactively prevent water from entering during heavy rains.

In Ben Cat and Thu Dau Mot wards (Ho Chi Minh City), local authorities mobilized forces to inspect drainage systems, embankments, and canals at risk of overflowing, promptly repairing landslides and damage during the heavy rains combined with high tides at the end of October 2025. Officers and soldiers also went to each household to help raise assets, reinforce houses, and prepare means to respond when heavy rains and deep flooding occur.

Ho Chi Minh City officers and soldiers help people move their belongings due to flooding caused by heavy rain.

Mr. Le Van Tinh, a resident of Thu Dau Mot ward, said: "Witnessing the impact of the high tide combined with heavy rain at the end of October 2025, my fellow villagers and I proactively built banks to prevent water from overflowing from canals and ditches into our houses."

The city is also preparing to operate flood control valves and 17 mobile pumping stations, and at the same time, requesting irrigation units to review and inspect weak embankments and dikes and coordinate with localities not to suddenly discharge floodwaters from large reservoirs such as Dau Tieng and Tri An to avoid increasing flooding in downstream areas.

Officers and soldiers of Long Nguyen ward (Ho Chi Minh City) help transport vehicles through a flooded road due to heavy rain.

On the morning of November 6, the sky of Ho Chi Minh City was covered with thick dark clouds, signaling the risk of heavy rain. The day before, after the rain on the night of November 5, some localized flooding appeared in Phu My Ward (Ho Chi Minh City), but the water receded quickly, not affecting traffic.

Faced with complicated weather conditions, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested departments, branches, units and localities to maintain 24/7 duty to grasp developments, forecast the worst situations and promptly support people when needed.

Major General Phan Quoc Viet, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Ho Chi Minh City Command, emphasized: “In the face of developments and risks of the impact of storm No. 13 combined with high tides and heavy rains that may cause flooding in some low-lying areas of the city, the City Command has directed units to maintain 24/7 duty, ready forces and means, and at the same time coordinate well to implement the "4 on-site" motto, mobilize maximum on-site forces, raise awareness of natural disaster prevention of each citizen, ensure readiness to respond to storm No. 13, protect people's lives and property, works, factories, enterprises, minimize damage caused by natural disasters that may occur, and ensure stable operations of the city”.

Accordingly, coastal wards and communes, island communes, Con Dao Special Zone, and Border Guards coordinate with forces to deploy plans to ensure safety for people and vehicles operating on rivers, seas, and ports; and coordinate search and rescue in case of incidents.

Lieutenant Colonel Truong Thanh Thao, Head of Con Dao Border Guard Station (Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command) said: "To carry out the task, on November 4 and 5, the unit coordinated with other forces to count ships and boats and remind fishermen to move their ships and boats to Ben Dam (Con Dao Special Zone, Ho Chi Minh City) to avoid and take shelter from the storm when it is directly affected. The unit also proactively checked vehicles and prepared rescue forces when there is a situation."

At Thanh An island commune (Ho Chi Minh City), Mr. Luu Hoang Giang, Commander of the Commune Military Command, shared: "The unit maintains a 24/7 response force, closely monitoring the storm's developments. The unit has prepared plans to combat storms, tornadoes, landslides and coordinated with forces to inspect sea dykes, promptly propagate and notify fishermen about the scope of influence and impact of storm No. 13, so that they can proactively have prevention plans."

At the same time, the city directed companies, units, and localities in the inner city to proactively check and request readiness to quickly handle incidents when trees fall; electricity units to review and be ready to promptly fix electrical incidents, ensuring safety. Apartment buildings and high-rise buildings are also deployed by authorities to prevent water from entering the basement when heavy rain occurs, in order to effectively respond to storm No. 13, minimizing damage caused by natural disasters.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/quoc-phong-toan-dan/tp-ho-chi-minh-chu-dong-ung-pho-bao-so-13-va-nguy-co-ngap-ung-nghiem-trong-1010685