The storm was 810 km away from Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago at 4 a.m. Monday, carrying winds of 118-149 kph. It is set to be 410 kilometers away from the archipelago at 10 p.m. Monday, and will move at speed of 20-25 kph Tuesday, boosted by passing through a warm sea region, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The forecast course of Storm Noru towards central Vietnam.

By Tuesday evening its wind speed could reach 166 kph, and will continue to move west and maintain that strength when it is around 170 km from the central region, from Da Nang southward to Binh Dinh Province, at 4 a.m. Wednesday.

The Japan Meteorological Station and the Hong Kong weather forecasting agency also forecast the storm will hit Da Nang and its southern neighbor Quang Nam, home to Hoi An, Wednesday morning.

Central localities from Quang Binh to Binh Thuan are reviewing a plan to evacuate over 860,000 residents.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered localities to be alert to the storm and cancel unnecessary meetings, ban vessels from the sea and let students stay home.

Noru is the fourth storm to enter the East Sea – known as South China Sea internationally – this year and is likely to be the strongest so far.

The storm is said to be similar to Storm Xangsane which hit central Vietnam in September 2006, leaving 76 people dead and missing, nearly 350,000 houses and 1,000 vessels sunk or damaged.

Weather experts predict that after Noru, 3-5 storms will hit the East Sea, of which one to two will directly affect Vietnam.

Vietnam’s mainland may be hit by 3-5 storms from now to early 2023

There will be 8-10 storms and tropical depressions in the East Sea from now to February 2023, of which from three to five storms are likely to directly affect Vietnam’s mainland, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Storm Mulan weakens into tropical depression

Storm Mulan weakened into a tropical depression after entering the Gulf of Tonkin Wednesday night, causing heavy rains in northern and north central Vietnam.

Storm Mulan to enter Gulf of Tonkin Wednesday night

Storm Mulan is expected to enter the Gulf of Tonkin at 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, bringing heavy rains to the northern region over the next three days.

Love in the eye of storm

(BGO) – Covid-19 “storm” overwhelmed Bac Giang province in May 2021. The provincial Lung Hospital became the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to treat critical Covid-19 patients (F0). Inside the special isolation room with thin line between life and death, there were only the shade of the white blouses and the sound of ventilators. Here arose many stories of full affection.

Source: VnExpress