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Northern coastal provinces are bracing for storm Bebinca as the storm is forecast to land in the northern coastline from the Hai Phong city to Nghe An province.

Separate lanes have been opened for vehicles travelling through Lao Bao – Dansavanh border crossing that connects the central province of Quang Tri and Laos’ Savannakhet province as long queues of vehicles have remained there for days.

Storm Son Tinh, the third occurring in the East Sea so far this year, had caused losses worth nearly 270 billion VND (11.65 million USD) to national and provincial roads as of July 25, according to the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN).

The burst in the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in Laos on July 23 will have little impact on Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.

The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) on July 21 sent a message of sympathy to authorities and people affected by floods in Thanh Hoa, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked for improvements to be made nationwide in building plans to respond to incidents and disasters, including search and rescue activities, at a conference in Hanoi on July 20.

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked steering boards for disaster prevention, and search and rescue in northern cities and provinces affected by storm Son Tinh to promptly mobilise forces and facilities to deal with the aftermath.

The authorities and people of central Nghe An province are making great efforts to overcome the aftermaths of Son Tinh, the third tropical storm entering the East Sea in 2018.

Storm Son Tinh is forecast to hit coastal areas from the northern province of Thai Binh to the central province of Quang Binh on the evening of July 18, sustaining wind speeds of 62-74km per hour.

Several airlines have announced the adjustment of their flights from/to some airports in the central coast as storm Son Tinh, the third entering the East Sea in 2018, is forecast to hit the region late on July 18.

Tropical storm Son Tinh, the third entering the East Sea in 2018, is forecast to make landfall in coastal localities from Thai Binh to Ha Tinh on late July 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Tran Quang Hoai, General Director of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA), has underlined the urgent need to set up delegations to inspect the safety of dykes and reservoirs.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked coastal cities and provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri to promptly evacuate ships and people from dangerous areas in anticipation of the complicated development of Storm Son Tinh.