Storm Linfa moves further inland, weakening into tropical depression
VOV.VN - Storm Linfa, the sixth to form in the East Sea this year, on the morning of October 11 made landfall in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai and weakened into a tropical depression, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Due to the impact of the storm, Ly Son island of the central province of Quang Ngai witnesses wind power gusting from 8 to 9 category The tropical low pressure is situated at about 15.1oN and 108.8oE, with the strongest wind power of 50-60km per hour gusting up to category.
Torrential rains are expected to hit central Vietnam until October 13, with downpour of 500-700 mm or higher in localities from Thua Thien-Hue to Quang Nam, up to 600 mm in Quang Tri and Quang Ngai, up to 500 mm in Quang Binh, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, and up to 300 mm in the southern part of Ha Tinh as well as the northern part of the Central Highlands.
Over the next ten days, the central region should brace itself for two more tropical depressions that would bring more rains and resulting in more flooding. By the end of this year, around from four to six tropical depressions or storms are forecast to form in the East Sea and at least two would make landfall in Vietnam, meteorologists have said.
Since the middle of this week, the central region and some Central Highlands provinces have been hit by torrential rains, causing serious flooding. In some areas, many houses have been inundated nearly four meters under water. To date, at least nine people have died, and 11 are missing and more than 20,000 have been evacuated from their homes.
Meanwhile, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control requested ministries, sectors and localities to proactively carry out measures in response to heavy. It also asked media agencies to continue stepping up information regarding disaster prevention and damage mitigation.