Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Duc An laid stress on the significance of implementing the system in key coastal zones, stating the move aims to ensure tourism safety while contributing to the local socio-economic development.

The province will allocate resources for both the project investment and operation, he added.

A representative from the IES proposed a high-resolution monitoring and forecasting network for Quang Ninh, with state-of-the-art equipment similar to the model successfully used in Hanoi. The province and the institute conducted assessments of the system’s effectiveness, investment methods, and operational frameworks.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment is responsible for building the project and advising the People’s Committee on investment approval.

A powerful line of thunderstorms tore through northern Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin on July 19 afternoon, unleashing torrential rain, lightning, and fierce winds that culminated in a tragic capsizing of a tourist boat in Ha Long Bay. The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting attributed the extreme weather to a convergence zone sweeping through the region, which, combined with three days of scorching temperatures, created unstable atmospheric conditions ripe for severe storms.

Among the 49 people onboard the boat (including 46 tourists and 3 crew members), only 10 survived the accident.

Typhoon Wipha downgraded, but flood and landslide threats remain

VOV.VN - Typhoon Wipha, Vietnam’s third storm of the year, weakened into a tropical depression on the evening of July 22 after sweeping through northern and north-central provinces, triggering intense rainfall and heightening the risk of flash floods and landslides.