The terrain increases the destruction of the Nargis hurricane

In addition to the cause of the intensity, the regional topography also caused the devastating Nargis storm, officials at Vietnam's Central Hydrometeorological Center (DBKTTV) said.

'Coastal areas of countries along the Bay of Bengal are often very depressed, so when the storm hits a wave of up to ten meters high (as high as a tsunami caused by an earthquake), it destroys and swept away all cities and villages. coastal and riverside, 'said Dr. Bui Minh Tang, Director of DBKTTV Center.

The latest information from Myanmar shows that tropical storm Nargis hit the country last weekend, killing 22,500 people, while 41,000 were still missing.

The number of victims may be higher because there are three other areas of Myanmar that have not yet reported casualties. According to US diplomatic sources, the number of casualties caused by Typhoon Nargis can be as high as 100,000.

This photo of Nargis was taken by the satellite of the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Center (TRMM) on April 29, 2008, at 12:00 local time.

If so, storm Nargis will be listed as the 10 most deadly storms ever. Remarkably, 8 of the 10 most damaging storms occurred in the Bay of Bengal (the main cause of the terrain) with the following list:

1. Storm Backerganj-Bangladesh in 1584: 200,000 people died.

2.Bão Hooghly River - Bangladesh and India in 1737: 350,000 people died.

3. India's Storm Coringa - 1839: 300,000 people died.

4. Typhoon Great Bombay- India in 1882: 100,000 people died.

5. Hurricane Great Backerganj-Bangladesh in 1876: 200,000 people died.

6.Bu Chittagong - Bangladesh in 1897: 175,000 people died.

7. Typhoon Bhola - Bangladesh in 1970: 150,000 to 500,000 people died.

8. Typhoon 2B -.Bangladesh in 1991: 140,000 people died.

Ever since Nargis was a tropical depression, the British meteorological agency warned it could become a super typhoon. And the Indian meteorological agency also said it has sent warning information to colleagues in Myanmar but it seems that this information has not been noticed.

All coastal areas in Vietnam are at high risk if there is a super typhoon.

From the destruction of Nargis with the contribution of topographical conditions, the question is what about Vietnam. The head of the DBKTTV Center said that all coastal areas in Vietnam are at high risk of causing damage once the typhoon hits, especially super typhoon like Nargis, landing.

'The two Red River and Mekong Delta deltas identified as most at risk are threatened by sea level rise and that means the lowest level compared to many other coastal plains in the world', Dr. Bui Minh Rising continues.

'Other coastal areas are not dense but narrow and have a steep slope. These topographic conditions, once the sea waves rise and heavy rains due to strong winds and winds, will increase the level of damage '.

The unproven source of data shows that two of the 10 most severe humanitarian storms in world history have fallen into China and Vietnam, each one.

In Vietnam, the storm listed on that death list has been determined to have a wind level that has not been super-storm like in recent years. Its wind level was only 13-14 and it landed in the North in 1881. That storm, known, killed 300,000 people in Hai Phong.

This data when we asked DBKTTV Center was answered that it could not be determined but they did not deny it.

'We have no records in our hands to confirm the damage at the time, but there is no doubt that the loss of life is not small for low-lying plains like in our country once there is no precaution.' , Dr. Bui Minh Tang said. 'One of the most important factors, from the storm lesson Nargis, is the early forecast and reaction'.

The DBKTTV Center recently strengthened the storm forecast early from 24 hours to 48 hours. In particular, the Center has a close and regular communication network with world storm reporting centers to get the latest and most realistic disaster information.