Thunder Gods stormed into the Gulf of Tonkin

Thunderstorms have landed in the South China Sea with faster and faster speed, this morning Hanoi and some neighboring provinces due to the impact of typhoons had heavy rain with the amount of water measured the highest area of ​​about 220 mm .

The Central Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting said that Hurricane Rammasun (Thunder God) moved at a faster and stronger speed. It is expected that by 17/7, the storm is about 300 km east of Hoang Sa archipelago with stronger winds from 134 to 166 km per hour (levels 13 and 14). In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm moves in the direction between the Northwestern Northwest and the Northwest, about 20-25 km per hour. By 07:00 on July 18, the location of the center of the storm was about 19.5 degrees north latitude; 111.0 degrees Kinh Dong, on the east coast of Hainan Island (China). The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 13, level 14 (ie from 134 to 166 km per hour), level 16, level 17. In the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm moves in the West North, about 15 - 20km every hour.

According to Mr. Hoang Duc Cuong, Director of the Center for Central Meteorological Forecasting, after entering Hainan Island, the storm continued to affect the Gulf of Tonkin and Quang Ninh and Hai Phong provinces with strong winds of level 9, 10, causing heavy rain, rainfall up to 200-300 mm.

Than Thunder storm forecast will cause heavy rain and thunderstorms in the North and North Central region.

At the meeting of the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control in the afternoon of July 15, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dieu, Deputy General Director of Irrigation (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that he had informed 58,400 ships with 235,000 people knowing about the situation of Rammasun storm. Currently in Hoang Sa sea area, there are 79 ships, with 781 employees. Mr. Dieu also recommends that the localities in the east and northwest need to review and plan the response, especially the capital of Hanoi, need to have a plan to combat flooding, the Northwest provinces need to prevent flash floods.

Judging that this is a storm with unusual developments, a large area of ​​influence and a storm No. 2 on this East Sea, it is likely that the first storm will affect the mainland of Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested units prepared to closely monitor and make timely response measures to avoid human and property losses. The Deputy Prime Minister asked the relevant forces to call boats operating in the sea to go south or ashore.