On the afternoon of November 18, the Office of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee said that, implementing the Prime Minister's Official Dispatch No. 219/CD-TTg dated November 17, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense issued Official Dispatch No. 7391/CD-BQP dated November 18, 2025 on focusing on responding to and promptly overcoming the consequences of floods in the Central region.
The dispatch of the Ministry of National Defense requests the General Staff, General Department of Politics; General Departments: Logistics - Engineering, National Defense Industry, General Department II; Military Region: 4, 5, Army: 12, 34; Military: Navy, Air Defense - Air Force; Border Guard, Vietnam Coast Guard; Artillery - missile Command; Corps: Artillery, Special Forces, Engineering, Chemistry, Communications; Corps: 12, 15, 16, 18; The Military Industry - Telecommunications Group requires agencies and units to strictly maintain the on-duty regime. Proactively work with the government and people to evacuate households in dangerous areas to safe places, ensuring safety for forces and means of performing the task.
The report of the Office of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee said that on November 18, the Ministry of National Defense mobilized 1,895 officers and soldiers (Body: 1,079, Militia: 816) and 123 vehicles of all kinds, 2 Flycams, 3 service dogs to help people in the Central provinces evacuate 779 households/2,125 people to safe places; overcome 54 landslides; locally flooded 132 points from 0.2 - 3m.
Regarding search and rescue work, report information about the incident of fishing boat KH 99171 TS/09 LD having a broken mat chute, about 121 nautical miles east of Hon Tre/Khanh Hoa Island.
At 4:50 p.m. on November 17, fishing boat KH 99789 TS mobile from Hon Ro fishing port, Nha Trang/Khanh Hoa came out to support the fishing boat in distress.
Also according to the report, at 10:20 a.m. on November 16, 2025, the East Southeast of Vung Tau Cape/TP. Ho Chi Minh is about 19 nautical miles, fishing boat BV 98371 TS/05 has 1 fisherman who fell into the sea and went missing, the captain requested support in the search.
The Department of Rescue has requested relevant agencies, units and localities to mobilize 4 fishing vessels operating near the area to support the search but there have been no results.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:
