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South central localities brace for Storm Nakri

Localities in the south central coast are bracing against powerful Storm Nakri, the sixth typhoon from the East Sea this year, which is forecast to gain further strength while heading towards the region over the next few days.
South central localities brace for Storm Nakri ảnh 1Movement of the storm (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Localities in the south central coast are bracing against powerful Storm Nakri, the sixth typhoonfrom the East Sea this year, which is forecast to gain further strength whileheading towards the region over the next few days.

Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and BinhDinh provinces will close schools on November 11 and 12, and ban ships fromgoing to sea as from late November 9 or November 10.

Authorities are urging boatsand fishermen working at aquaculture farms at sea to return to land, whilegetting plans ready for the evacuation of residents from houses and areasvulnerable to strong winds, flooding and landslide.

At an online meeting on November 8 morning, Deputy Prime Minister TrinhDinh Dung required the Ministry of Transport to send two rescue ships to QuyNhon city to assist Binh Dinh province in search and rescue work.

According to the national weather service, Nakri is likely tochange its direction, moving slowly to the west and getting stronger. At 7 amon Nov 8, the storm was located about 290 km northeast of Song Tu Tay Island(in Vietnam’s Spratly archipelago), with strongest winds blowing at up to100-115 km/hour.

In thenext 24 hours, the typhoon will move west south-westward at a speed of 5-10 kmand is likely to grow stronger.

By 7 am the next day, the storm will be about140 km to the north of Song Tu Tay Island,packing winds at 115-135 km/hour.

In thenext 48 to 72 hours, the storm is predicted to make landfall in localitiesfrom Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa, before downgrading into a tropical depression. By7 am on November 11, the tropical depression is forecast to be on the CentralHighlands./.


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