Strong depressions become storms towards Central

Early this morning (September 26), the tropical low pressure on the East Sea became a storm No. 9 with the international name of KETSANA and towards the central region of our country.

At 7 o'clock, the location of the center of the storm was about 15.4 degrees north latitude; 122.8 degrees east longitude, about 170 km east of the island of Philippines (Philippines). The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 8 (ie 62 to 74 km per hour), level 9 and level 10 jerks.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move in the direction of West and West Northwest, about 20-25 km per hour and further increase. So this evening (September 26), the storm will enter the eastern part of the East Sea.

Path of storm No. 9

By 7:00 am tomorrow (September 27), the location of the storm center is about 15.8 degrees North latitude, 117.3 degrees Kinh Dong, about 570km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East of Southeast.

In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm moves in the direction of West and Northwest Northwest, about 20 km per hour and continues to increase.

Due to the impact of storms and the East Sea in the East Sea from the afternoon and tonight (September 26), the wind will gradually increase to level 6, level 7, then increase to level 8, the area near the storm center passes through level 9 and level 10. , shock level 11, level 12. The sea is very strong.

In addition, due to strong influence with strong southwest monsoon winds, in the middle and southern part of the East Sea, the waters of Binh Thuan - Ca Mau provinces have strong winds of level 6, level 7, level 8 shock.

Mr. Vu Anh Tuan, Head of the short-term meteorological forecasting department (Central Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting) said: ' This is a storm with a fast moving speed, moving closer and closer to the mainland. extra strength. Therefore, the central coastal provinces are very wary .

2 foreigners were killed, evacuated 1,000 people because of heavy rain.

According to a quick report on September 25, 2009 of the Quang Ninh Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control, the QN 5298 was sunk at the island of Hoa Cuong - Ha Long Bay on 19 September 24, 2009 due to the tornado. .

28 people were rescued and taken ashore, of which 8 were slightly injured; There are 4 people identified as missing. The bodies of three victims have been found, including one Vietnamese and two foreigners, and the search and rescue forces are actively searching for the other.

The situation of rain continues to be complicated in the central provinces. On September 25, the rainfall measured at 'hot' points like Quy Chau (Nghe An) reached 262mm, Do Luong (Nghe An): 259mm, Tuyen Hoa (Quang Binh): 251mm.

From September 23 to September 25, the total rainfall measured in the central provinces is very high. Tuyen Hoa (Quang Binh) is the place that recorded the highest rainfall: 607mm. The remaining areas range from 300mm-450mm.

On the night of September 25, local heavy rains have flooded 4 communes of Hop Ly, An Nong, Hop Tien and Tho Tien of Trieu Son district (Thanh Hoa province). Currently, the province has mobilized 4 boats and put the police and district forces to evacuate more than 1,000 people to a safe place.

Currently, floods of rivers from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An and the lower La River are rising fast. The water level of Song Gianh in Mai Hoa has exceeded the alarm level 3 (exceeding 1.21m).

Ha Tinh: Two more people died from flooding

Due to the influence of the low pressure area, in the whole province of Ha Tinh, from the afternoon of September 23 to September 26, there was a moderate rain to heavy rain, a place with very heavy rain with tornadoes and thunderstorms and lightning.

About 8 o'clock on September 25, Mr. Nguyen Van Ninh (80 years old, in hamlet 8, Phu Phong commune, Huong Khe district) went to pull a boat on the river bank that was drowned by floods.

At 4 pm the same day, the boat carrying 6 people in Gia Pho commune (Huong Khe district) overturned made one person die.The victim is Tran Tuan Nhat (11th grade student, Huong Khe High School).

Victim Nguyen Thi Dung in Ky Trung commune (Ky Anh district) was swept away by the flood on September 24 and still has not found the body.

Information from the Standing Office of the Flood Control Board of Ha Tinh, there is 01 fishing vessel of fishermen in Quang Xuong and Thanh Hoa districts who died drifting to Nghi Xuan coast.There are 4 crew members on the ship safely, the local authorities in Xuan Hai commune, Nghi Xuan district support the train money back to Thanh Hoa.

In Vu Quang district, 4,000 households in Duc Lien, Duc Binh, Duc Huong, An Phu, Duc Gang, Duc Linh and Huong Tho communes were flooded and isolated.Bong Linh Junior High School in Duc Linh commune must let students leave school from the morning of September 25.

(Quang Cuong - Tri Thuc)