The eye of the storm was about 330km away from the Philippines and had a wind speed of 75km per hour. It is forecasted to travel west and northwest at 15 to 20km per hour. On August 26, it will be in the middle of Luzon with a wind speed of 90km per hour. In the next 24 to 48 hours, it will continue to go into the northwest direction at 25km per hour and ended up 660km away from Leizhou Peninsula, China.
Areas of clouds and rainfall continue to appear in many places in Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen provinces for the next six hours. For example, the amount of rainfall from August 24 to 25 was 117mm in Son Duong District, Tuyen Quang Province and 165mm in Boc Nhieu District, Thai Nguyen Province.
Warnings about flash flood and landslide have been raised in vulnerable districts include Dai Tu, Dinh Hoa in Thai Nguyen Province and Na Hang, Son Duong in Tuyen Quang.
As the effect of Storm Hato still lingers in the border areas with China, the provinces in this area will also have heavy rains with 40 to 70mm of average rainfall. The rainfall in Lai Chau Province will reach over 100mm and pose landslide and flash flood risks.
Typhoon Hato also caused heavy rains for the northern region
Tran Hoai Quang, head of the Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control, asked local authorities in the mountainous areas to quickly implement preventive plans, to be ready to evacuate the residents from danger zones and keep a close eye on the reservoirs. The residents were notified while local authorities and firms were asked to tighten management over hydropower plants.
Storm Hato killed one and injured one person. 754 houses, 16 schools and many government buildings were damaged. Over 100 hectares of rice and other crops were also ruined in Yen Bai Province.