Tropical depression Kajiki weakened in the East Sea

After landing on the central coast, tropical depression Kajiki returned to the sea and weakened into a low pressure area.

The National Hydrometeorological Forecast Center (Center) said that after landing in the provinces from Thua Thien Hue to Quang Nam, on the afternoon of 3/9, the tropical depression (international name Kajiki) returned to the sea. can weaken into a low pressure area. At 7 o'clock on September 4, the tropical depression was about 200km northeast of the Quang Tri-Quang Ngai provinces to the northeast.

After landing in Vietnam, the tropical depression returned to the sea and headed toward Hong Kong.(Source: National Center for Hydrometeorology)

Over the next 24 hours , the tropical depression moves in a northeast direction, traveling 5-10km every hour towards Hainan Island (China). The strongest wind is 50 km / h (level 6), level 8. The wind radius of level 6, level 8 is about 60 km from the center of tropical depression.

Meanwhile, another tropical depression formed in the South China Sea on September 2. The risk of two low pressure storms merging and becoming stormy as the forecast on September 3 morning of the Center has disappeared.

At 7am on September 4 , the US Naval Station and the Japan Meteorological Station both broadcast the final news about the depressions, saying that it had melted at sea. According to Hong Kong Radio Station, this tropical depression has weakened into a low pressure area with the strongest wind of about 40 km / h.

The China Meteorological Agency continues to keep the forecast that the low pressure will become a storm when approaching Hong Kong.

Due to the effects of tropical depression, in the two days of September 3 and 3, provinces from Nghe An to Thua Thien Hue experienced heavy rainfall with a 24 hour rainfall of 250-450mm, some heavy rain stations such as Vinh (Nghe An). An) 433 mm, Huong Khe (Ha Tinh) 496 mm; Truong Son (Quang Binh) 530 mm, Khe Sanh (Quang Tri) 520 mm .

Forecasting from now until September 5 , some areas in the provinces from Nghe An to Quang Nam continue to rain with a total amount of 70-150mm.

On the morning of September 4, a delegation of the Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention came to Central to check the response to floods due to the effects of tropical depressions.

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