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Typhoon Usagi heads to south central Vietnam

Typhoon Usagi, developed from a tropical low-pressure system and the ninth storm to hit the East Sea this year, is heading to south central Vietnam.
Typhoon Usagi heads to south central Vietnam ảnh 1Typhoon Usagi is heading to south central Vietnam (Source: nchmf.gov.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Typhoon Usagi, developed from a tropicallow-pressure system and the ninth storm to hit the East Sea this year, isheading to south central Vietnam.

At 4 am of November 23, the typhoon’s centre was at 10.9 degrees north latitudeand 113.8 degrees east longitude, about 450 km east of the coast of the southcentral and southern provinces from Ninh Thuan to Ba Ria – Vung Tau. The storm's strongest winds were at a speed of 60 – 75 km per hour, according to theNational Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

In the next 24 hours, it is forecast to move west at 10 - 15 km per hour andmay gain more strength. The storm with sustained wind speeds at 75 – 100 km perhour will be about 230 km east of the coast of provinces from Ninh Thuan to Ba Ria – VungTau.

At 4 am of November 25, the storm will continue moving west at 10 – 15 km per hourand make landfall in the area between coastal provinces in south central and eastsouthern regions. It is then weakened to a tropical depression, the centresaid.

The typhoon will cause torrential rains for south-central and south-eastprovinces, it added. Localities stretching from Thua Thien – Hue to Binh Thuan provinces and in the southernCentral Highlands region might suffer downpour with rainfall up to 300-500mm.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Nguyen Xuan Cuong co-chaired an urgent meeting to direct the 14provinces to prepare for the typhoon on November 22.

Speaking at the meeting, Dung pointed out major tasks the provinces needed toimplement. The tasks include evacuating residents living in areas at high risksof landslides and flash floods, reinforcing houses and sea dykes, and makingplans to ensure reservoirs’ safety. Additionally, rescue forces should be readyfor emergencies.

Minister Cuong said the provinces have to inform offshore vessels on thestorm’s developments.

Cuong asked the provinces to take all possible measures to minimise damages. -VNA
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