Gia Lai typhoon guide¶

Gia Lai now includes the former Bình Định province and the former Gia Lai province (merger of 1 July 2025), so it runs from the Central Highlands to the coast at Quy Nhơn. The Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự tỉnh (provincial Civil Defense Command) directs disaster response; reports go to it through the Provincial Military Command and the standing disaster prevention office. The Gia Lai Provincial Hydro-Meteorological Station (Đài Khí tượng Thủy văn tỉnh Gia Lai) supplies forecasts. The Department of Agriculture and Environment says most communes and wards are exposed to typhoons and floods, with coastal communes exposed to storm surge, many to flooding, and mountain communes to flash floods and landslides.

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 Gia Lai). 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 Gia Lai¶

In a department article of 22 September 2026 the Department of Agriculture and Environment's assessment was: 68 communes and wards directly exposed to typhoon winds, 16 coastal communes exposed to sea level rise, 96 at risk of flooding, 13 in key flash flood areas and 47 at high risk of landslides. The province manages 284 reservoirs, 12 of which it describes as damaged and not yet repaired.
Past event: on 19 November 2025 the provincial People's Committee issued telegram 18/CĐ-UBND on very large and emergency floods, following the Prime Minister's telegram 222/CĐ-TTg of the same day on an emergency flood on the Kôn river in Gia Lai. It told communes and wards to move people out of high risk, deeply flooded and landslide areas, to steer traffic away early, and not to let people or vehicles enter deeply flooded or landslide areas.
Past event: on 7 November 2025 the Deputy Prime Minister chaired a meeting from a forward command post at the Gia Lai Provincial Military Command to assess damage from typhoon No. 13 (Kalmaegi).

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).
Department of Agriculture and Environment office	+84-256-3822-917	Office line of the department's website, written 0256.3822917, at 77 Lê Hồng Phong, Quy Nhơn. Not an emergency line and not a disaster hotline.

Official alerts and information¶

NCHMF typhoon and tropical depression page (Bão - Áp thấp nhiệt đới): National typhoon and tropical depression bulletins. In Vietnamese. Website.
Gia Lai Department of Agriculture and Environment: Provincial disaster prevention and flood news from the department. Check the date on each item. 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 was confirmed for this page. The commune and ward authorities set evacuation points in their response plans and organize moving people. Follow your commune or ward People's Committee and the provincial command 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¶

Gia Lai Provincial Hydro-Meteorological Station (Đài Khí tượng Thủy văn tỉnh Gia Lai): Named in the department's article as the source of the province's typhoon and rain outlook. No separate web address or phone was confirmed.
NCHMF forecast, Quy Nhơn (Gia Lai): National forecast page for Quy Nhơn, now listed under Gia Lai. In Vietnamese. Website.
NCHMF forecast, Pleiku (Gia Lai): National forecast page for Pleiku. In Vietnamese. Website.

Sources¶

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