At 7 a.m. on Thursday it lay around 280 km east off the coast, with winds of up to 75 kph, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A satellite image of Storm Goni off Vietnam's central coast in the morning of November 5, 2020.

It will continue moving southwest at a speed of 10 kph for the next 24 hours and make landfall between Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa provinces on Friday, home to many beloved beaches, with winds of 60 kph before weakening further.

Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh are being battered by torrential rains, as to a lesser extent are Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang and Phu Yen in the central region and Kon Tum and Gia Lai in the Central Highlands.

Vietnamese airlines have canceled dozens of flights to and from Binh Dinh and Quang Nam Thursday.

Vietnam Airlines canceled six flights from HCMC and Hanoi to Quy Nhon Airport in Binh Dinh and Chu Lai Airport in Quang Nam.

Low-cost airline Vietjet Air also canceled four flights from HCMC and Hanoi to Chu Lai and two from HCMC to Quy Nhon.

Goni killed at least 20 people in the Philippines and caused volcanic mudflows that buried a number of houses as it packed sustained winds of up to 225 kph.

It is the 10th storm to hit Vietnam this year. There were four storms and one tropical depression in the central region in October alone, the joint highest for the month in the country’s recorded meteorological history along with 1993.

Historic flooding and landslides they caused left at least 235 dead or missing.

Central provinces close beaches as Storm Molave intensifies, bears down on them

With giant storm Molave set to make landfall on Wednesday, authorities in central provinces have closed all public beaches and told students to stay home.

PM orders nation to brace for approaching storm

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and relevant ministries, agencies, and localities to keep a close watch on and outline preventive measures against storm Molave, which entered the East Sea on October 26.

Central region braces for new strong Storm Molave

Locals in the central region are struggling to overcome the heavy damages caused by the current historic flooding, while bracing themselves against the strong Storm Molave that entered the East Sea (South China Sea) early October 26.

Vietnam braces for tropical storm Saudel

Vietnam is gearing up for the arrival of yet another storm, Saudel, while provinces in the central region are still reeling from the worst flooding in years, which has killed more than 100 people and left dozens missing.

Tropical depression likely to strengthen into storm in next 24 hours

A tropical depression in the East Sea is forecast to move west-northwest at a speed of 20-25km per hour, gaining the strength to become a tropical storm in the next 24 hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Source: VnExpress