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Dien Bien typhoon guide

Dien Bien is a mountainous northwestern province and was not merged in the 1 July 2025 reorganization. The Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự tỉnh (provincial Civil Defense Command) is responsible for disaster prevention in the province, and the Sở Nội vụ (Department of Home Affairs) has published national guides on how to respond to typhoons, flash floods, and landslides. The main hazards are flash floods and landslides after heavy rain.

Checked on October 9, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from the provincial Civil Defense Command (Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự tỉnh Điện Biên). In an emergency, call 112, the national emergency number. It connects to 113 (police), 114 (fire and rescue), and 115 (medical emergency).

What to know in Dien Bien

  • The Sở Nội vụ, carrying out the command's disaster prevention work, has shared a national set of infographic guides on typhoons, tropical depressions, floods, heavy rain, flash floods, and landslides, and videos on typhoons, flash floods, landslides, floods, and lightning, made by the national dyke and disaster authority with UNICEF.
  • Past event: the national government news site reported on 1 August 2025 that heavy rain from the night of 31 July caused flash floods and landslides in many communes of Dien Bien, with at least 3 people dead, 8 missing, hundreds of households evacuated urgently, and roads cut.
  • Past event: a Prime Minister decision of 8 September 2024 gave Dien Bien and Son La 10 billion dong each in emergency support for rain and landslide damage, in the period of Typhoon Yagi.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
National emergency number 112 Free, 24 hours. Reports of incidents, natural disasters, and catastrophes. The call connects to the standing office of the provincial Civil Defense Command (Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự), which is the provincial Military Command (Bộ Chỉ huy Quân sự).

Official alerts and information

  • NCHMF typhoon and tropical depression page (Bão - Áp thấp nhiệt đới): National typhoon and tropical depression bulletins. In Vietnamese. Website.

Evacuation centers

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

No standing list of shelters or evacuation sites was confirmed for this page. Evacuation is organized by the commune and ward People's Committees and the provincial Civil Defense Command under the "4 on the spot" principle (4 tại chỗ), which provincial directives repeat. Follow your commune or ward authorities for whether to move and where to go.

Radio, TV and weather

Keep a battery or hand crank radio. When power and cell service fail, radio is often the only way to hear official updates.

Official forecasts

  • NCHMF forecast, Mường Thanh (Điện Biên): National forecast page for Điện Biên. In Vietnamese. Website.

Sources

Checked on October 9, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.