Tropical depression to make landfall in hours, heavy rain expected
VOV.VN - A tropical depression is moving closer to the central coast of Vietnam and is anticipated to batter the region on July 15 afternoon, according to the Central Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
At 01:00 a.m. on July 15, the tropical depression was located in the South-western part of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, packing winds of between 39-49kph near its centre.
In the next 12 hours, it is forecast to move west and north-west into the central coast at a speed of between 10-15kph.
In the afternoon, it will lose its strength before pounding the mainland from Quang Tri to Da Nang, moving further inland and dissipating in Laos.
The tropical depression is anticipated to bring heavy rain to all regions of the country, with a common rainfall of between 50-100mm.
Some localities in the central region will even record a high rainfall of more than 200mm, said meteorologists.
The meteorologists also warned that severe flooding, flashfloods and landslides would occur in many areas, especially in low-lying and mountainous localities.
The Central Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said this is an abnormal tropical depression as makes landfall in the central region in July, instead of going to China or making landfall in the North as seen for many years.
This shows that natural disasters are becoming more and more unusual and complicated this year, it said.
