The year 2025 is recorded as one of the most complex and extreme years for natural disasters in Vietnam, particularly typhoons, heavy rain and flooding. Forecasts indicate that natural disasters next year will continue to evolve unpredictably.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Koto shifted direction and continued moving slowly early on December 1 along the waters off Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa provinces in the South-central region of Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Amid the complex developments of typhoon Koto (Storm No. 15 of 2025 in Vietnam), the Command of Coast Guard Region 3 has established a steering board for storm prevention and control and mobilized nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers along with multiple vessels, ready to carry out search and rescue operations if requested.

VOV.VN - On the morning of November 29, the center of typhoon Koto (Storm No. 15 of 2025 in Vietnam) was located in the northwestern part of the central East Sea. Maximum sustained winds near the center reached force 9-10 (75-102 km/h), with gusts up to level 13, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Typhoon Koto, with sustained winds of 118–133 km/h and gusts of 167–185 km/h, is forecast to gradually weaken from November 28 before moving toward Vietnam’s central coastal waters.

VOV.VN - Over the past 24 hours, typhoon Koto that has moved into the East Sea and is heading toward central Vietnam has intensified by four levels, becoming one of the fastest-strengthening and most dangerous storms of the year.

The US has pledged an emergency assistance package worth US$500,000 to support Vietnam in dealing with the devastation caused by Typhoon Fengshen and Typhoon Kalmaegi.

Nutifood Nutrition Food Joint Stock Company has donated VND10 billion (US$380,000) to support people recently affected by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Gia Lai province.

VOV.VN - Australia is providing an additional AUD800,000 in humanitarian assistance to support communities in central Vietnam affected by Typhoons Fengshen and Kalmaegi, according to the Embassy of Australia in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Numerous reputable international media outlets such as CNN, CBS News, the Times of India, and AFP have simultaneously reported on the centuries-old shipwreck that surfaced on a beach in Hoi An, Da Nang City, after a recent storm made landfall in Vietnam.