On the afternoon of December 23, a representative of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development had just sent a telegram to coastal provinces and cities from Phu Yen to Ca Mau; ministries, branches... to be ready to respond to storm No. 10 Pabuk.

According to the dispatch, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that in the afternoon of the same day, the tropical depression in the sea northwest of Truong Sa archipelago had strengthened into storm number 10 of 2024. At 13:00 on the same day, the center of the storm was at about 11.2 degrees North latitude, 112.4 degrees East longitude; the strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 8, gusting to level 10; the storm moved in a West-Northwest direction at a speed of about 10km/h.

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Direction of movement of storm No. 10. Source: NCHMF

To proactively respond to the storm's developments, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development requested ministries, branches, and Chairmen of People's Committees of coastal provinces and cities from Phu Yen to Ca Mau:

Monitor the storm's developments; strictly manage means of transport going out to sea; organize counting and notify owners of means of transport, captains of ships and boats operating at sea of ​​the location, direction of movement and developments of the storm to proactively avoid, escape, not move into dangerous areas or return to safe shelters; based on specific situations, decide to ban fishing vessels, transport vessels and tourist boats from going to sea.

Dangerous areas in the next 24 hours: From latitude 9.5-13.5 degrees North latitude, from longitude 110.0 to 114.5 degrees East longitude; in the next 48 hours: From latitude 9.0-12.5 degrees North latitude, from longitude 109.0-112.5 degrees East longitude.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development also requested the above ministries, branches, and provincial People's Committee Chairmen to prepare forces and means for rescue when requested; be on duty 24/7, and regularly report to the Ministry.

Storm No. 10 enters the sea area from Phu Yen to Ba Ria - Vung Tau, where is the rain center? Although storm No. 10 is only about level 8, gusting to level 10, the affected area causes heavy rain from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa, the Central Highlands and the South.