Hurricane number 2 - level 9 - 10 directed at Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh

The Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said that on the afternoon of July 15, the tropical low pressure on the Hoang Sa archipelago has become a storm, becoming the No. 2 storm this year and the international name is Typhoon Talas.

Map for forecasting the path of the storm No. 2. (Photo: Center for Meteorological and Hydrographic Forecasting.)

According to the Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 19:00 on July 15, the storm center No. 2 is in the position of about 17.1 degrees north latitude and 111.2 degrees east longitude, away from Hainan Island (China). ) about 210 km southeast. The area near the center of the storm, the highest wind speed reaches level 8, ie from 60 to 75 km / hour, level 9 to 10. The forecast in the next 24 hours, the storm moves west-northwest, every hour goes 15 - 20 km and even more powerful.

Until 19:00 today July 16, the location of the storm center is about 18.7 degrees north latitude and 107.4 degrees east longitude, about 160 km east of the provinces of Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh southeast. The strongest wind in the area near the storm center is strong at level 9, ie from 75 - 90 km / hour, level 10 shock. Also according to the Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, in the next 24-36 hours, the storm moving west to northwest, speed from 15-20 km / h and entering the mainland of Thanh Hoa provinces to Ha Tinh, then weakening into tropical depression. By 7:00 pm on July 17, the position of the tropical depression center was about 19.1 degrees north latitude; 105.1 degrees longitude. The strongest wind in the area near the center of strong tropical depression is level 7, ie from 50 - 60 km / hour, shock level 8 - 9.

On the afternoon of July 15, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the National Committee for Search and Rescue sent urgent messages to coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Quang Ngai and Northern and Central provinces. Ministry, required to closely monitor the evolution of the storm No. 2, take initiative in coping plans; Particularly in Quang Ninh province to Ha Tinh, all work to cope with the storm must be completed before 17:00 on July 16.

Due to the influence of the storm No. 2, from morning 16.7 in the Gulf of Tonkin, there is a strong wind up to level 6-7. The sea is very strong. In the evening and night of July 16, coastal areas from Hai Phong to Ha Tinh have strong winds of level 6-8, shock level 9 - 10. Quang Ninh, Quang Binh provinces and inland areas of the provinces from Hai The room to Ha Tinh has a wind speed of 6-8 levels.

Due to the impact of storms, the northern and northern central provinces have rain from the afternoon of July 16-18. Heavy rain is expected to occur in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces with a total rainfall of 250 - 350 mm. The provinces in the Northern Delta and Ha Tinh have common rains of 150 - 250 mm; The provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La, Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Dien Bien have rainfall of 100-200 mm; The provinces from Quang Binh to Thua Thien-Hue have rainfall from 50 - 150 mm. Heavy rain due to the impact of the storm No. 2 makes many urban areas and cities of the Northern and Central provinces vulnerable to flooding. Flash floods and landslides increased again in the northern mountainous provinces, when the area has been raining continuously since the beginning of June until now.

Proactively ban the sea, ready to respond to floods

In the morning of July 15, in Hanoi, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control met online with the Northern and Central provinces to discuss solutions to respond to the strong depression to become the No. 2 storm. Mr. Tran Quang Hoai, Standing Member of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Deputy General Director of the General Department of Water Resources (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) asked localities to be directly affected by the storm to complete successfully. Preparing to respond on July 16 and proactively banning the sea from allowing ships and boats to go out to sea. The provinces have been forecasted to have heavy rains to scrutinize the whole dam project, assess the capacity of water storage, ensure safety for the project, particularly the Northern Delta region actively withdraw water buffer, ready to apply With heavy rain and reservoir capacity in Son La and Hoa Binh, flood discharge is required.

The National Committee for Search and Rescue, Ministry of Defense mobilized 289,223 officers, soldiers and self-defense militants with over 86,319 vehicles and equipment to participate in the prevention and control of typhoon No. 2, ready to do rescue tasks. In it, there are 6 aircraft of the Air Defense - Air Force; 6 ships of the Navy Army; Four ships of the Coast Guard and 58 of the Border Guard ships and hundreds of amphibious vehicles, special vehicles of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th duty units are ready to perform the task when the order is available.