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Storm Podul enters East Sea, moves west

Storm Podul entered the East Sea early August 28, becoming the fourth storm to move into the sea this year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Storm Podul enters East Sea, moves west ảnh 1The forecast path of storm Podul (Source: National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting)

Hanoi (VNA) – Storm Podulentered the East Sea early August 28, becoming the fourth storm to move intothe sea this year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-MeteorologicalForecasting.  

At 7am on August 28, the storm’scentre was at 17 degrees north and 118 degrees east, around 620km to the eastof Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago. The strongest winds close to the storm’s eyehave reached level 8 (60-75km per hour), with gusts at level 10.

The storm is forecast to movewestward at around 30km per hour, and is likely to gain strength. It is expectedto be right on the Hoang Sa waters at 7am on August 29.

On August 30, Podul is forecast tomove in the west-northwest direction at a speed of 15km, with winds at itscentre expected to reach level 9 or 10 (75-100 km per hour), with gusts atlevel 12.

The storm is likely to land on theshore from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ninh on August 31 and then weaken into a tropicaldepression.-VNA
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