Location and movement of Typhoon Wipha, the third storm to hit the East Sea (Photo: National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting)Hanoi (VNA) – A tropicaldepression in the northern part of the East Sea has strengthened into a typhoon,becoming the third one to hit the region this year, announced the NationalCentre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting on July 31.
At 7am on July 31, the storm namedWipha was at 18.5 degrees north latitude and 113.5 degrees east longitude,about 230km northeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, with windsnear its centre at 60-75km per hour and higher gusts.
In the next 24 hours, the storm isforecast to move mainly west-northwest at a speed of 15-20 km per hour. As of7am on August 1, it is expected to be located at 20.7 degrees north latitudeand 110.2 degrees east longitude, in the waters to the north of LeizhouPeninsula of China.
Due to the typhoon, strongthundershowers and rough sea are expected in the northern region of the EastSea, including waters around the Hoang Sa archipelago.
It is projected to hit watersoffshore Vietnam’s northern localities from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong on August 2and move west to weaken into a low tropical pressure.
Rains are expected in thedisaster-prone northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Phu Tho. The provinces areprojected to receive rainfall of more than 40mm in the next three hours, whichmay trigger floods and landslides.-VNA
At 7am on July 31, the storm namedWipha was at 18.5 degrees north latitude and 113.5 degrees east longitude,about 230km northeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, with windsnear its centre at 60-75km per hour and higher gusts.
In the next 24 hours, the storm isforecast to move mainly west-northwest at a speed of 15-20 km per hour. As of7am on August 1, it is expected to be located at 20.7 degrees north latitudeand 110.2 degrees east longitude, in the waters to the north of LeizhouPeninsula of China.
Due to the typhoon, strongthundershowers and rough sea are expected in the northern region of the EastSea, including waters around the Hoang Sa archipelago.
It is projected to hit watersoffshore Vietnam’s northern localities from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong on August 2and move west to weaken into a low tropical pressure.
Rains are expected in thedisaster-prone northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Phu Tho. The provinces areprojected to receive rainfall of more than 40mm in the next three hours, whichmay trigger floods and landslides.-VNA
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