Phu Tho typhoon guide¶

Since the 2025 merger of provinces, Phú Thọ includes the former Vĩnh Phúc and Hòa Bình provinces as well as the former Phú Thọ province. The Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự tỉnh (Provincial Civil Defense Command) directs disaster response, and the Sở Nông nghiệp và Môi trường (Department of Agriculture and Environment) publishes the province's disaster prevention and hydro-meteorological pages. The province has dealt with typhoon rain, floods, landslides, and flood releases from the Hòa Bình hydropower reservoir. Follow the instructions of commune and ward authorities.

Checked on October 10, 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 Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự tỉnh Phú Thọ (Phú Thọ Provincial Civil Defense Command). 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 Phu Tho¶

A provincial report of 20 January 2026 says that in 2025 storms No. 3, No. 5, and No. 10 caused about 1,550 billion đồng of damage in Phú Thọ, with 6 people killed, 3 injured, 2,576 houses with roofs torn off, and over 7,000 ha of rice damaged.
On 26 August 2026 a provincial vice chairman inspected the Vĩnh Phúc area after heavy rain. Reservoirs there had been releasing flood water since 24 August 2026. He asked for the 'four on the spot' approach and for more warnings at spillways and in areas at risk of flash floods, sudden floods, and landslides.
On 9 July 2025 the Department of Agriculture and Environment issued Telegram 01/CĐ-SNNMT before a bottom outlet of the Hòa Bình hydropower reservoir was opened. It told communes to warn people along the river and not to let people bathe in the river or collect firewood during a flood release.

Emergency and information numbers¶

Service	Number	Notes
National emergency number	112	Free. Receives reports of incidents, natural disasters, and catastrophes, and is operated by the provincial Military Command.
Department of Agriculture and Environment office	+84-210-3846-238	Office line of the Sở Nông nghiệp và Môi trường, which hosts the province's disaster prevention pages (written 02103.846238 there). Not an emergency line.

Official alerts and information¶

Disaster prevention page, Department of Agriculture and Environment: Directives and news on dykes and disaster prevention. The site is in Vietnamese. Website.
Hydro-meteorology page, Department of Agriculture and Environment: Forecast and warning information the department publishes. The site is 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.

Phú Thọ's directives tell commune authorities to prepare to move people out of areas at risk of floods and landslides. This page does not list shelters. Follow commune and ward announcements for 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¶

National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thủy văn quốc gia, NCHMF): National typhoon, rain, and flood forecasts and warnings. The site is in Vietnamese. Website.

Sources¶

Checked on October 10, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.