Vietnam may face complicated storms in the final months of this year, said an official from the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
According to Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the centre, the La Nina weather phenomenon would continue from now until the year-end. During the period, around 10-12 storms and tropical depressions would happen on the East Sea. Among those, four to six would ravage Vietnam, equal to previous years.
"This is the third consecutive year Vietnam has experienced La Nina. The country would see complicated storms in the final months of this year,” Lam added.
In July, the total rainfall in the northern region would be 10-20 percent higher than in many previous years. Rainfall would be between 5-10 percent higher in August and September.
Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said that Vietnam’s central region would be hardest hit by heavy rain from October to November, causing severe inundation.
Khiem has worried about the risk of consecutive torrential rains and flooding similar to 2020. He has also warned of storms and hail across the country.
Source: dtinews.vn, LD