Storm No. 6 is approaching the Vietnam-China border, the North is about to rain very hard

Hurricane number 6 wind speed 15 is moving rapidly into the mainland of Guangdong province (China) and rain for the northern provinces of our country.

According to the Central Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, at 7:00 am (August 23), Typhoon 6 (Hato) strengthened to level 13 (135-150km / hour), jerk level 15 and is away from Hong Kong (China) about 90km south.

Hurricanes move quickly in the West-Northwest direction, 25-30km per hour. Thus, until about noon this storm will enter the mainland south of Guangdong Province (China).

It is forecasted that in the next 12 to 24 hours , the storm will continue to move quickly in the direction of West-Northwest, 25km per hour, going deep into the southern mainland of Guangdong Province-Guangxi (China) then weakening. .

Although it does not directly affect the land of our country but due to the circulation of typhoon No. 6, Quang Ninh, Lang Son and Cao Bang provinces in the morning and tomorrow morning (August 24) have strong winds of level 6, level 8 ; Ha Giang province's border area has a wind level 7.

Location and movement direction of storm No. 6. (Photo of Center for Hydrometeorology Forecast).

From the evening and tonight (August 23) to August 25 in the North, there is moderate rain and heavy rain; The mountainous and midland provinces of Northern Vietnam have heavy to very heavy rain, total rainfall of 100-200mm / time. Particularly in Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Lai Chau provinces, 250-300mm / batch).

From August 24-26 , on the upper reaches of the Red-Thai Binh River, Ky Cung and Lang Son rivers are likely to have a flood with a flood amplitude upstream from 2-5m, downstream from 1.5 -2.5m. In this flood, flood peak on Thao river in Yen Bai, on Ky Cung river in Lang Son and on Bang Giang river in Cao Bang is likely to reach level 1 to level 2.

Warning, landslides and flash floods are likely to occur in many provinces in the northern mountains, especially in the provinces of Lang Son, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Son La, Yen Bai, Dien Bien and Quang Ninh .

At sea, from this morning (August 23) in the Gulf of Tonkin there are showers and thunderstorms, in the thunderstorm there is the possibility of tornadoes and strong winds of level 7. From this evening, in the Gulf of Tonkin, rain continues, strong winds gradually rose to level 6, particularly in the North of Tonkin Gulf (including Co To and Bach Long Vi island districts) from tomorrow morning (August 24) with strong level 7 winds, shocking level 9. High waves from 2- 3m, rough sea.

The North Sea in the North East Sea has strong winds of level 8-10, the area near the center of the storm passes through stormy level 11-13, jerks level 15. The sea is fierce.