Typhoon 2 threatened from Ha Tinh to Ninh Thuan

According to the Center for Hydrological Forecasting, the early morning (August 4) has intensified into a storm, storm No. 2. The Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control delineated, the provinces from Ha Tinh to Ninh Thuan need to be very strong. Be alert and urgent to take preventive measures.

Center for KTTV Forecast Center said, 4 am this morning, the location of the center of storm No. 2 is about 13.3 to 14.3 degrees north latitude; 112.2 to 113.2 degrees east longitude, on the north coast of the Spratly Islands, about 380 km from the coast of Quang Ngai - Khanh Hoa to the east.

In the area near the center of the storm, this storm has the strongest wind level of level 8 (ie 62 to 74 km / h), jerking at level 8.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, typhoon 2 will move northwest, about 5-10 km every hour and directly affect the southern waters of the Paracel Islands, offshore the provinces from Da Nang to Khanh Hoa . After that, the storm continued to move at a faster pace, about 10km / h and directly threatened the waters of the Paracel Islands, off the provinces from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai. The strong wind level above level 6 from the center of the storm is up to 200km.

The storm is likely to affect provinces directly
from Ha Tinh to Ninh Thuan (private KTTV picture this morning).

Influence of storms, the area between the East Sea (including Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes) will have strong winds of level 8, recoil on level 8. Strong sea level. In addition, in combination with the strong southwest monsoon, the waters off the provinces from Quang Ngai to Ca Mau and the South China Sea have heavy rain and strong winds of level 7, level 8, level 9 shock. thunderstorm to prevent strong whirlwinds.

The briefing meeting this morning (August 4), the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control determined that the area affected by the storm will be the Southern Gulf of Tonkin, from Ha Tinh to Ninh Thuan and the area between the East Sea. By this morning, coastal provinces from Quang Tri to Ca Mau have small rain and light winds. Quang Ngai province alone started to have heavy rain this morning, wind level 3 and level 4.

Boats have just come ashore to avoid storms in Phu Yen.(Photo: VNN)

In DakLak province alone, there has been moderate rain and heavy rain on a large scale. Popular rainfall ranges from 100-150 mm, mainly in Kum Nga, KrongBuc, EaSup and EAHLeo districts. In particular, in the heavy district of EASup, which has flooded 2 communes, Ia Rve and Ja Tire, the district organized the removal of 29 households from the floodplain.

And 158 ships are still in danger

The quick report of the Ministry of Staff - Border Guard Command showed that, until last night (August 3), there were still 158 ships with 4,428 fishermen operating in the dangerous area of ​​the storm No. 2. Among them, Quang Ngai is 73 ships, Da Nang 63 ships, Quang Nam 14 ships . These vessels mainly catch in Truong Sa and Hoang Sa islands.

Remarkably, the ship with the number of Qng95988, because Mr. Nguyen Huu Dieu was the captain, 17h on August 3 broke the steering wheel and lost contact. On the boat, 20 people in the area have coordinates about 100.23 degrees north-111,050 degrees east longitude, west of Truong Sa island. However, according to local reports, last night, this ship was still contacted by Icom, this morning the commune will continue to contact again.

The Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control requires the coastal provinces from Quang Tri to Ca Mau and the Central Highlands provinces to catch in time the number of vessels in the sea and urgently call and guide the means operating on the sea to find places to avoid. , stay storm.

Path of storm No. 2 according to Hongkong KTTV. (Photo: VNN)

Because storms will directly affect the provinces from Ha Tinh to Ninh Thuan, in the middle of the East Sea, localities must firmly guide fishermen to take boats out of the danger zone of the storm. At the same time, strict control of coastal fishing boats.

The Steering Committee proposed the National Search and Rescue Committee, Commander of the Border Guard, Quang Ngai People's Committee to find ways to contact and have a plan to rescue fishing boats of Quang Ngai lost contact. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Head of the Department also asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a note to other countries, creating conditions for boats to shelter.

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