Tropical depression heads towards East Sea
VOV.VN - A tropical low pressure forming off the coast of the Philippines is forecast to enter the East Sea on October 22, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
At 13:00 p.m. on October 21, the tropical depression was located about 230km northeast of the Philippines’ Luzon island, with winds gusting between 39km and 49km per hour.
Over the next 48 hours the tropical depression is set to travel west-southwest at a speed of roughly 20km per hour and will be swirling across the waters about 370km north of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands at 13:00 p.m. on October 23.
Due to the impact of this weather pattern, there will be strong winds and high sea waves occurring in the North East Sea, said meteorologists.
There will also be showers and local thunderstorms in the north and central regions of Vietnam over the coming days.
Most notably, heavy downpours will hit localities from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai as of October 21 afternoon, with rainfall reaching between 70mm and 150mm, or even 250mm in some places.
Localities in mountainous and low-lying areas have been warned to brace for a high risk of flash floods, landslides, and severe flooding in the coming days.
