Hanoi (VNA) – A tropical depression developed into a storm, namedSinlaku, at noon of August 1, becoming the second to enter the East Sea sincethe beginning of this year.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-MeteorologicalForecasting, at 1pm on August 1, the storm’s centre was at 18.5 degrees northand 109.5 degrees east, around 450km southeast of the coast of Thai Binh - NgheAn provinces. The strongest wind close to the storm’s eye has reached level 8(60-75km per hour), with gusts at level 10.
In the next 24 hours, the storm is forecast to move in thewest-northwest direction at a speed of 15-20km.
The storm is forecast to hit the northern and north central localities on August 3 before weakening into a tropical depression.
Due to impact of the storm, northern and central localities willsuffer heavy rains from August 1 afternoon to August 2 evening./.