Moderate-to-heavy rain is forecast to pour down in northeast Vietnam from Oct. 4 evening (Photo: VNA)
Moderate-to-heavy rain is forecast to pour down in the northeast and northern mountainous areas of Vietnam from October 4 evening as tropical storm Mujigae (meaning rainbow in Korean) made landfall in the north of China’s Leizhou Penisula in the afternoon.
Particularly, Quang Ninh, Lang Son, and Cao Bang provinces need to brace for flashfloods and landslides, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Storm Mujigae, the fourth tropical storm battering the East Sea this year, is predicted to move west northwest in the next 12 hours, about 20km per hour.
In the following 12-24 hours, the storm is forecast to move west north and then north northwest at a wind speed of about 10-15km per hour into the mainland, then weakening into a tropical depression
By 1pm on October 5, the centre of the tropical depression is predicted to be 23.8 degrees north and 107.9 degrees east in the southern part of China’s Guangxi province. The maximum wind speed is estimated at 40km per hour.
Given the forecast, the northern province of Quang Ninh decided to stop temporarily all cruise ships from staying overnight on sea and those carrying passengers to Ha Long and Bai Tu Long bays, Van Don and Co To island districts, from October 4.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People’s Committee sent a notice requesting local authorities to promptly inform fishermen about the position movement, and development of the storm, while closely monitoring ships operating at sea.
The city’s steering committee for disaster prevention, search and rescue is responsible for setting time for banning vessels from going offshore and halting domestic marine transportation.-VNA
