Overview

• Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall on July 22 near Haiphong with sustained winds of up to 102 km/h.
• Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered fishing, cargo and tourist vessels to return to shore and directed evacuations in flood-prone areas.
• Vietnam deployed nearly 350,000 soldiers and civil defense personnel to support evacuation and emergency response efforts.
• State forecasts call for 200–350 millimeters of rain across northern provinces with localized totals up to 600 millimeters, raising flash flood and landslide risks.
• Ports, airports and rail services were suspended and localized power outages reported, though no major casualties have been recorded so far.