According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on the afternoon of December 23, the tropical depression in the sea northwest of Truong Sa archipelago strengthened into a storm (storm No. 10 in 2024).

The eye of the storm at the afternoon of December 23 was at about 11.2 degrees North latitude, 112.4 degrees East longitude; the strongest wind near the eye of the storm was level 8, gusting to level 10. In the coming hours, the storm will move in a West Northwest direction at a speed of about 10km/hour.

To proactively respond to the storm, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requested ministries, branches, and Chairmen of People's Committees of coastal provinces from Phu Yen to Ca Mau to closely monitor the storm's developments and strictly manage vessels going out to sea.

The key task in the coming hours is to organize a count and notify owners of vehicles and captains of ships and boats operating at sea of ​​the location, direction of movement and developments of the storm so that they can proactively avoid, escape, not move into dangerous areas or return to safe shelters.

“Based on the specific situation, decide to ban fishing boats, transport boats, and tourist boats from going to sea” - The dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued late afternoon on December 23 stated.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also requested ministries, branches and localities to prepare forces and means for rescue when requested. At the same time, coordinate closely to respond to the storm's developments, minimizing damage caused by storm No. 10.