Storm affected 50,000 boats and 80,000 people

At 04:00 on January 5, the location of the storm center is about 8.4 degrees North; 112.5 Kinh Dong, right on the area of ​​Truong Sa Lon island (belonging to Truong Sa archipelago). The strongest wind is in the area near the center of strong storm level 9 (ie from 75 to 88km an hour), level 11 and level 12 jerks.

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Photo of the path and location of the storm

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move in the direction of West-West and Southwest-Southwest, about 10 - 15km per hour. At 04:00 on January 6, the location of the storm center is about 7.8 degrees North latitude; 109.5 Kinh Dong, about 320km from Con Dao island to the East of Southeast. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of strong storm level 9 (ie from 75 to 88km an hour), level 11 and level 12 jerks.

In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm continued to move in the direction between West and Southwest Southwest, capable of slowing down, about 10km per hour. By 4:00 pm on January 7, the location of the center of the storm was about 7.2 degrees north latitude; 107.4 degrees Kinh Dong, about 180 km from Con Dao Island to the South East of Southeast. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 8, level 9 (ie from 62 to 88km an hour), level 11 and level 12 jerks.

In the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm moved in the direction between Southwest Southwest and Southwest, about 5 to 10 km per hour.

Due to the influence of typhoons, the South China Sea region (including the Spratlys waters), there are strong winds of level 6, level 7, the area near the center of the storm passes through level 8, level 9, level 11, level 12. The sea is very strong. In addition, due to the influence of storm circulation combined with the strong northeast monsoon, the North and the Middle East (including the Paracel Islands); Offshore waters from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau provinces have strong winds of level 6, level 7, level 8 and level 9. The sea is strong.