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Typhoon Mun makes landfall in northern mainland

Typhoon Mun, the second arising in the East Sea so far this year, made landfall in localities from Hai Phong to Nam Dinh in early July 4, with a wind speed of 62-88 km/h.
Typhoon Mun makes landfall in northern mainland ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Typhoon Mun, the second arising in theEast Sea so far this year, made landfall in localities from Hai Phong to NamDinh in early July 4, with a wind speed of 62-88 km/h.

At 5:00am of July 4, the eye of the storm was about 20.6degrees North latitude and 106.5 degrees East longitude in the mainland fromHai Phong city to Nam Dinh province.

In the next 24 hours, the storm is forecast to move towardswest-northwest direction with speed of 15km per hour, approaching northeasternlocalities before weakening into a low pressure affecting the northernmountainous and midland areas.

Strong winds have been recorded in the Tonkin Gulf coveringBach Long Vi, Co To, Cat Hai and Van Don island districts since early July 4.Seas there were very rough.

Natural disaster alert at level three was made in themainland of localities from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa.

The typhoon causes torrential rain in Nghe An’s northwesternareas in the whole July 4, which is expected to reduce from the night on thesame day.

Heavy rains are also forecast in the northern mountainouslocalities and Hanoi.-VNA
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