The National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre on July 20 said the second storm of this year, Chanthu, would be 210 km northeast of China ’s Hainan Island at 7pm on July 21.
The eye of the storm would be positioned over Hainan, with wind gusts near the eye of the storm reaching up to 117 kph and the dangerous wind gust area spread over 250 km.
The storm was forecast to travel northwest at between 10 -15 kph towards China ’s Guangdong province in the next two days.
The storm would bring strong winds and rough seas to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago and heavy rain-fall across the country.
Between the next 48 and 72 hours, the storm would continue moving northwest and weaken into a tropical low.
The Ministry of Health on July 20 sent an urgent message to health departments in coastal areas from central Da Nang city to Khanh Hoa province to promptly evacuate patients at storm-prone hospitals and clinics, especially in low-land areas to safety.
Hospitals and health clinics were asked to prepare for emergencies and free of charge first aid provision.
Ministry agencies have been asked to prepare medicine, disinfectants and other medical facilities to support localities to deal with the storm./.
The eye of the storm would be positioned over Hainan, with wind gusts near the eye of the storm reaching up to 117 kph and the dangerous wind gust area spread over 250 km.
The storm was forecast to travel northwest at between 10 -15 kph towards China ’s Guangdong province in the next two days.
The storm would bring strong winds and rough seas to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago and heavy rain-fall across the country.
Between the next 48 and 72 hours, the storm would continue moving northwest and weaken into a tropical low.
The Ministry of Health on July 20 sent an urgent message to health departments in coastal areas from central Da Nang city to Khanh Hoa province to promptly evacuate patients at storm-prone hospitals and clinics, especially in low-land areas to safety.
Hospitals and health clinics were asked to prepare for emergencies and free of charge first aid provision.
Ministry agencies have been asked to prepare medicine, disinfectants and other medical facilities to support localities to deal with the storm./.
