On the morning of July 17, the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held a meeting to respond to storm No. 1 and post-storm floods.
At the meeting, Mr. Pham Duc Luan, Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, said that at 4:00 a.m. today, the storm center was at 20 degrees North latitude; 113.5 degrees East longitude, about 340km East Southeast of Leizhou Peninsula (China). The strongest wind is level 11-12, gusting to level 15.
In the next 24 hours, the storm will move to the West Northwest, speed 15-20km/h; intensity level 11-12, gust level 15. The dangerous area in the next 24 hours is in the North of latitude 17.5 degrees North, from longitude 107.5-115.5 degrees East.
From the afternoon and evening of July 17, the wind in the northern Gulf of Tonkin (including Bach Long Vi and Co To island districts) gradually increased to level 6-7, then increased to level 8-9, near the storm center level 10-11, gusting to level 14. The sea was very rough.
By early morning of July 18, coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh will have winds gradually increasing to level 6-7, then increasing to level 8, areas near the storm center will have winds of level 9-10, gusting to level 13; areas deep inland in the Northeast will have winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 9.
The North East Sea has waves 5-7m high; the North Gulf of Tonkin has waves 3-5m high; the coast from Quang Ninh - Nam Dinh has waves 2-4m high.
The coastal area from Quang Ninh to Thai Binh has a water level rise of 0.5-0.8m. Storm No. 1 is expected to make landfall from Quang Ninh to Thai Binh in the evening of July 18.
From the night of July 17 to July 20, the North will have 200-400mm of rain, with some places receiving over 500mm; Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have 100-200mm of rain, with some places receiving over 300mm. The rain in the North may continue.
The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said that, according to the report of the Border Guard Command, as of 6:00 a.m. on July 17, 52,188 ships/226,183 people had been notified, counted, and instructed to know the developments and direction of storm No. 1 so that they could proactively move to avoid it. Currently, there are no more ships operating in the danger zone. However, attention should be paid to small ships and tourist boats returning during the day.
According to the report of the Ministry of Transport, the area from Quang Ninh - Nghe An has 553 ships and inland waterway vehicles operating; the vehicles have received information about storm No. 1. However, attention should be paid to the anchoring of cargo ships at ports and river mouth areas.
Coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Nghe An have a total aquaculture area of 119,803 hectares, 3,806 watchtowers, 20,189 cages/rafts; localities have informed people about the storm to proactively deploy safety measures.
As of 6 p.m. on July 16, in Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, there were a total of 17,414 tourists staying on the islands (Quang Ninh: 4,096 people, Hai Phong: 13,318 people). All tourists have received information about the storm and started moving to the mainland since July 16; for those who want to stay on the islands, local authorities have directed tourism businesses to arrange safe accommodations.
Storm No. 1 is very strong, with forecasts of very heavy rains after the storm. To proactively respond and minimize damage, ministries, branches and localities need to strictly implement the Prime Minister's telegram and the telegrams of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
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