Level 8 hurricane will affect Eastern North

Earlier, after entering the Gulf of Tonkin, the tropical depression was energized and strengthened into a storm - the No. 1 storm with the international name was Toraji.

The central hydro-meteorological center said that 7am this morning, the center of the storm is about 200 km southeast of the coast of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong. The intensity of typhoons is strong at level 8, increasing by 1 level compared to yesterday (equivalent to 62 to 74 km per hour).

On the day and night, the storm moved in the northwest with a faster speed than yesterday (reaching 10-15 km / h) and passing Mong Cai, Quang Ninh province. Although not directly landing, but with a wide swirl, storms will affect the whole North East region.

This morning, in Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, it was still sunny. But according to the forecast, from this afternoon, in the two localities, the windstorm will be strong to level 7, the area near the center of the storm passes through the wind gust on level 8, it rains heavily. People need to prevent flash floods, landslides and cyclones.

Estimated path of storm.Photo: NCHMF (at 10:30 on July 5).

The northern provinces of the North in general, including Hanoi, from this afternoon the wind will also gradually increase to level 5, sometimes level 6, it rains. The Gulf of Tonkin is strongly impacted, stormy winds are above level 8.

Coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Da Nang are urgently calling boats into shelters, arranging reasonable ships to avoid sea waves pushing and sinking. Northern mountainous provinces, especially in the Northeast, have made plans to relocate people living in areas likely to be affected by flash floods and landslides.

Hong Khanh