Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested concerted efforts to overcome consequences of floods and landslides, and urged organisations to quickly assist local people in Dien Bien, Son La and Nghe An provinces.

In the face of devastating floods isolating swaths of central Nghe An province, the Ministry of National Defence on July 24 launched an emergency helicopter airlift operation to deliver relief goods to local residents.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh along with a working delegation inspected and directed flood response and recovery efforts in the central Nghe An province on the late afternoon of July 23, which has been severely affected by torrential rains and flooding following Typhoon Wipha.

As of 1:00 am, the low-pressure area was located at around 20.0 degrees North latitude and 104.8 degrees East longitude. The strongest winds near its centre were below level 6 (under 39 km/h). Earlier, in the night of July 22, it had weakened into a low-pressure area over the Viet Nam–Laos border.

Typhoon Wipha made landfall on the coast of Ninh Binh Province on the morning of July 22, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, according to the national weather agency.

The Ministry of Defence on July 21 mobilised 346,210 officers and soldiers, along with 8,200 various vehicles, including five aircraft, in response to Typhoon Wipha which is nearing Viet Nam’s mainland, according to the National Steering Committee for Civil Defence.

Typhoon Wipha has unleashed torrential rain across multiple regions as it barrels towards Viet Nam, with rainfall exceeding 200mm, sparking concerns over flooding and landslides.

In response to Typhoon Wipha, the third to hit the East Sea this year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) has decided to temporarily suspend the reception and operation of aircraft at airports located within the affected areas on July 21 and 22.

Storm No. 3, internationally known as Typhoon Wipha, passed north of China’s Leizhou Peninsula on the morning of July 21 and entered the northern Gulf of Tonkin, posing a growing threat to Viet Nam’s northern and north-central coastal regions, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 20 issued an urgent dispatch ordering swift and decisive response to Typhoon Wipha, a powerful storm packing winds of level 12 and set to strike northern and north-central Viet Nam from July 21 evening.

In preparation for typhoon Wipha (storm No. 3), the Naval Region 1 Command has directed and implemented proactive and vigorous measures, particularly focusing on units in localities of Hai Phong and Quang Ninh.

Amidst the highly complex developments of Tropical Storm Wipha, the third entering the East Sea this year, residents in Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and Thanh Hoa have proactively implemented measures to respond to the storm in order to minimise damage.

On July 19, the Prime Minister issued Telegram No. 112/CD-TTg, directing ministries, sectors, and localities to focus efforts on responding to Storm No. 3 (Typhoon Wipha), which has entered the East Sea (South China Sea), bringing heavy rainfall and posing risks of flash floods, landslides, and inundation.

According to Hoang Phuc Lam, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting (under the Meteorological and Hydrological Administration, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), Typhoon Wipha has crossed the 120th meridian and officially entered the East Sea/South China Sea, becoming the third typhoon of 2025.