Typhoon Sarika will land in Vietnam

Passing through Hainan Island (China), Typhoon Sarika plans to enter the Gulf of Tonkin on October 19, approaching Vietnam's mainland and possibly becoming the strongest storm in recent years with level 12.

At 16:00 on October 16, Typhoon Sarika is about 620 km from the Paracel Islands, maximum winds of 150 km / h, equivalent to level 13 , down one level from the same day.

With the speed of 20-25 km / h and in the west, on October 17, the storm approached Hoang Sa archipelago, causing strong winds of level 6 for ships in the northern latitude 14 and east of the meridian 110.5.

Predict the path of the storm at 14h of the Central Meteorological and Hydrography Center.(Photo: NCHMF).

Moving quickly with wide circulation, to October 18, the storm approached Hainan Island (China), then went to the Gulf of Bac Bo on October 19 with wind level 12. The world forecast models have comments. the same, similar.

Mr. Hoang Duc Cuong, Director of the Central Hydrometeorological Center, said that Sarika can keep this intensity or reduce 1-2 levels when entering the mainland of Vietnam, the scope of influence from the Northeast provinces Central Central.

The center made two possibilities for landfall to be the North Delta - North Central Coast. and North Central - Middle Central . "This may be the most dangerous and strongest storm in recent years in Vietnam, " Cuong said.

Meteorological agency warns Sarika to cause rain from Northeast to North Central region about 200-300 mm. This is the time of the highest tide in the year, so it can cause 2 m rise in coastal areas.

International Radio predicts the path of Typhoon Sarika.(Photo: Vnbaolut).

At the Central Steering Committee meeting on disaster prevention in the afternoon of October 16, representatives of provinces from Nghe An to Thua Thien - Hue said that they have mobilized forces to overcome and stabilize the life caused by the flood. just past. Thai Binh province has directed to focus on the harvest of colored rice, water drainage against flooding. The Search and Rescue Committee was ready to help Central and respond to Sarika.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong asked localities to focus on overcoming the consequences of rain and flood from the tropical low pressure over the past 3 days, continuing to search for missing victims, not letting people go. Through dangerous traffic, do not let households get hungry.

With Typhoon Sarika, thinking that this is a strong storm, a wide range of influences, from Khanh Hoa to Quang Ninh, combined with many other weather patterns, Mr. Cuong asked the localities to actively respond. at the highest level.

Sarika is the 7th storm in the South China Sea during this year's rainy season. Previously, 6 storms appeared in the East Sea, many of which hit Vietnam, causing heavy losses.

After Sarika, the coast of the Philippines appeared Typhoon Haima and was able to enter the South China Sea, affecting Vietnam. Due to the weak impact of La Nina, in the last 3 months of the year, the possibility of flood and storms is more likely to occur, October-November will be concentrated in the Central region .