The North will have heavy rain due to storms

On the afternoon of July 21, Chanthu storm was strong at level 11, 2 levels higher than yesterday and only 230 km from Hainan island (China). The storm is directed at China, but it can still cause heavy rain and flash floods in the mountains of northern Vietnam.

According to the Central Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, in the next 24 hours, the storm is mainly in the northwest direction and landed in Loi Chau Peninsula (China). The next two days, with a speed of 10-15 km per hour, moving the direction between west northwest - northwest, the storm will travel along the Vietnam - China border area and weaken into a tropical depression. At 16:00 on July 23, the tropical depression center is about 90 km east of Cao Bang province border, level 6-7 intensity.

From the night of July 21, the northern sea of ​​Bac Bo bay winds up gradually from level 6 to 10, jerking to level 12. In the night of July 22, there is rain in the North, particularly in the Northern Mountains and the Northeast. Meteorological Center warns that localities in these areas need to prevent flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in low-lying areas.

The path of Chanthu storm in the last 24 hours is contrary to the forecast of Vietnam meteorological stations as well as the world. Last night and this morning, instead of moving in the northwest as expected, the storm mainly went west, narrowing the gap with Hainan Island (China). By midday this afternoon, the storm changed direction, went north and aimed at Leizhou Peninsula (China).

Chanthu storm is expected to land on the afternoon of July 22 and is likely to cause heavy rain in the northern mountainous provinces of our country.Photo: NCHMF.

Meanwhile, according to statistics until the evening of July 21, Hoang Sa archipelago area still has 2 ships with 27 fishermen who lost contact from the previous two days. In addition, the coastal area of ​​Quang Ninh has 1,270 ships and 3,720 active fishermen. Currently, the locality has just informed more than 2,700 fishermen.

Learning from the storm Conson (making 17 fishermen so far still missing), in the meeting on the afternoon of July 21, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked the Steering Committee and related departments and agencies to reconsider. processing in addition to propaganda and mobilizing fishermen to avoid storms. He emphasized that, although Storm Conson had been notified three days in advance, there were still boats and fishermen not taking shelter from storms, causing danger to their lives, causing difficulties and damages to search and rescue forces, Rescue.

"It is necessary to review sanctions in order to have a plan to deal with ship owners, fishermen do not listen to the signal, calling for the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control in provinces and cities," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

For Typhoon Chanthu, which is about to land, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that localities, ministries and branches are not subjective because the rain due to the circulation effect of the storm is often very large. Northern mountainous provinces need to make plans to deal with flash floods and landslides. Coastal provinces continue to call for boats to anchor, resolutely handle and enforce opposing cases.

Regarding the forecasting work, Mr. Hoang Trung Hai noted that it is necessary to be more accurate because many inaccurate forecasts will make people lose faith. "In the context of increasingly complex climate change, natural disasters are increasingly unpredictable, if we do not do well the forecasting, the direction and response to natural disasters will be very passive," Hai said. . Therefore, the Deputy Prime Minister asked ministries, branches and localities to do their best, in every way and initiative to minimize human and human losses.

On July 21, the Prime Minister and the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control all requested the coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Quang Ngai to continue reviewing and understanding the number of vessels operating. moving on the sea, promptly notifying the owners of ships and boats of storm information for prevention.

For the northern mountainous provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Bac Giang, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho, it is necessary to closely monitor weather developments. , to prevent rain and flood causing separation; actively moving people in areas with flash flood risks and landslides.

Formed on July 18 in the east of the Philippines, the tropical depression quickly became a storm, named Chanthu as it entered the South China Sea. In just 3 days, the storm increased 3 levels and changed direction many times. This is the second storm to the South China Sea which is also the second in the Pacific Northwest. Earlier, Conson stormed a dead person and 17 missing fishermen.