Son La typhoon guide¶

Son La is a mountainous northwestern province and was not merged in the 1 July 2025 reorganization. Disaster response is directed by the provincial Civil Defense Command (Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự cấp tỉnh), which national rules set up in every province. Heavy rain from typhoons and tropical depressions brings flash floods and landslides, so follow the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF, Trung tâm Dự báo khí tượng thủy văn quốc gia) forecasts and your commune or ward authorities.

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 cấp tỉnh), the body every province sets up under national rules. 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 Son La¶

Past event: a Prime Minister decision of 8 September 2024 (939/QĐ-TTg) gave Son La 10 billion dong in emergency support for damage from rain, floods, and landslides, in the period of Typhoon Yagi.
The government's 2024 telegrams on rain and floods named the Son La hydropower reservoir, with Lai Châu and Hòa Bình, among the Đà river reservoirs to be operated to cut and slow floods downstream.
National rules from 2025 call on every province to reorganize its disaster prevention and rescue command into the Ban Chỉ huy Phòng thủ dân sự cấp tỉnh (provincial Civil Defense Command), and the national emergency number 112 connects to its standing office, the provincial Military Command.

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, Tô Hiệu (Sơn La): National forecast page for Sơn La. In Vietnamese. Website.

Sources¶

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