A tropical storm in the East Sea has been forecasted to turn into a storm, causing heavy rains for the central region of Vietnam.
According to the National Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting, at around 7 am on Wednesday, the tropical depression was centred on an area 270 kilometres from the Spratly Islands’ Southwest Cay with wind power of 40-50 kilometres per hour.
In the next 24-48 hours, the tropical depression would move the West-Northwest direction and would grow into a storm. By 7 am on Friday, the storm would be 240 kilometres from the Spratly Islands with a wind strength of 60-90 kilometres per hour.
In 48-72 hours later, the storm would continue moving in the West-Northwest direction.
On October 6-8, the provinces from Quang Binh to Phu Yen and localities in the north of the Central Highlands would have torrential rain with rainfall of 300-500 mm. Some areas will have rainfall of up to 600 mm.
Meanwhile, many localities in the northern delta and northern central regions would face landslides and flooding.
Tropical depression to cause heavy rains for central region
A tropical storm in the East Sea has been forecasted to turn into a storm, causing heavy rains for the central region of Vietnam.
Source: dtinews.vn
