Several northern and northern central provinces, including Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh, are bracing themselves for the first storm of the year this evening.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the storm will head west-north-westwards towards China’s Hainan Island at around 4pm today, July 27 with wind speeds of up to 60-75km/h.
The typhoon will cause severe rough seas and strong squalls in maritime areas in the north of the East Sea and in the Paracels while heavy rainstorms happen in provinces and cities in the north-eastern region and coastal areas between Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh on Wednesday night.
The storm will move north-westwards and hit provinces in the northeast by Thursday at 7 am, when it is expected to weaken into a depression packing winds of 40-60 km/h on the afternoon of July 28.
The mountainous areas of the northern region are forecast to face the risk of flash floods and landslides.
