Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 231/CD-TTg dated November 26, 2025 on proactively preventing, avoiding and responding to storm No. 15 in 2025.
According to the dispatch, at 4:00 p.m. on November 26, 2025, the center of storm No. 15 was at about 12.5 degrees north latitude, 116.1 degrees east longitude, about 230km from Song Tu Tay Island, the strongest wind near the center of the storm was at level 10, gusting to level 13, and in the next 24 hours, storm No. 15 moved very fast at a speed of about 20km/h.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the next 24 hours, storm No. 15 will continue to strengthen (may reach level 11, gust level 14), the direction of movement and intensity of the storm will have many changes in the coming days.
However, the storm circulation and cold air can cause moderate and heavy rain in the area from Da Nang to Lam Dong, along with the consequences of prolonged heavy rains in recent days, there is a very high risk of further landslides, flash floods, and flooding in low-lying areas in this area.
From the recent natural disasters, to proactively respond to storm No. 15, 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, Health; Chairmen of the People's Committees of coastal provinces and cities from Da Nang to Lam Dong will regularly and continuously monitor and update the situation, proactively direct and deploy timely and effective response measures to storm No. 15.
All are implemented with the motto of proactive prevention "early, from afar" response at the highest level, most drastically, with the goal of ensuring the safety of people's lives above all, first of all.
The Ministers and Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committees are fully responsible to the Government and the Prime Minister for the results and effectiveness of storm and flood prevention and control for the sectors, fields and areas assigned to them for management.
Focus on calling for and guiding ships still operating at sea, especially in areas of sea at risk of direct impact of storms, to urgently move out or return to shelter to ensure safety.
Proactively review and complete local response plans and scenarios, based on specific developments of storms and specific situations in the locality to decide on the implementation of necessary measures to ensure the safety of people's lives, especially on islands and coastal areas.
Carefully review plans, promptly organize evacuation and urgent relocation of residents from dangerous areas, especially on cages, aquaculture hutes, areas at risk of flash floods, landslides if strong winds and heavy rain are forecast in the area.
Proactively arrange forces, means, food and provisions in key vulnerable areas according to the 4-on-site motto to deploy storm response, flood, rescue when bad situations occur, etc.
The Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense and Public Security proactively direct units stationed in areas at risk of being affected by storms and floods to review plans, arrange forces and means to be ready to support localities in implementing storm response work, especially supporting evacuation, relocation of residents, and rescue when required.
