About 12-14 storms could hit the East Sea this year, with around half expected to directly affect Vietnam’s mainland, a meteorologist has said.

VOV.VN - Super typhoon Surigae is forecast to move north-northwest at speeds of between between 5 km and 10km per hour before eventually weakening into a tropical depression from April 20, according to predictions made by the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - La Nina is set to remain until May before concluding and moving to a neutral state during the final months of the summer, according to predictions made by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - The latest cold spell to hit the south of the nation caused by tropical depressions has forced the local people of Ho Chi Minh City to wrap up in an extra layer of clothing as they try and stay warm amid the arrival of chilly weather and torrential rains.

VOV.VN - The Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control hold an urgent meeting on December 20 in Hanoi to discuss a range of solutions to respond to a tropical depression that strengthened into a storm, the 14th to hit the East Sea this year, with international name of Krovanh.

VOV.VN - Areas throughout northern Vietnam are forecast to endure a significant cold period over the weekend, with temperatures throughout the region plunging to as low as 11 degrees Celsius from December 19 to December 20.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression passed the Philippines into the East Sea on November 8 afternoon, and is likely to intensify into a storm as it makes its way towards Vietnam’s southcentral provinces, according to the National Centre of Hydro-meteorological and Forecasting (NCHF).

VOV.VN - A new storm named Atsani is in the process of forming in the northeastern waters of the Philippines and is anticipated to move west-northwest at speeds of 15 km before entering the East Sea during the course of the next 24 hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Currently located approximately 300 km southeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago, Typhoon Goni is heading towards Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa provinces, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 1 visited and presented gifts to a number of families badly affected by typhoon Molave in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces.