At 7 a.m. it lay centered around 820 kilometers southeast of Vietnam's Paracel Islands in the East Sea, known internationally as the South China Sea, with wind speeds of up to 135 kph, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Over the next 24 hours it will move west at a speed of 20 kph before changing direction and moving northwest.

By Sunday morning it is expected be reach the Vietnamese coast between Ha Tinh and Quang Nam provinces, where at least 235 have been killed or left missing missing by storms and floods since last month.

International weathering forecasting agencies predicted that Storm Vamco would make landfall over Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces on Monday.

Vamco is the third storm in November and 13th to hit Vietnam this year. The storm had soaked and lashed provinces in the Philippines’ main Luzon island overnight, killing one person while three others are missing, Reuters reported on Thursday.

The previous storm, Etau, made landfall Tuesday morning and weakened into a tropical depression, causing heavy rains in south central and central provinces.

At least two people were killed in Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces.

Central and south central provinces like Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa also suffered landslides and flooding.

Hong Kong cargo ship saves three Vietnamese fishermen after boat sinks in storm

Three of 26 fishermen who had been aboard two boats that sank Tuesday night in Storm Molave have been rescued by a Hong Kong cargo vessel.

Storm Molave, mightiest in 20 years, makes landfall over central Vietnam

Molave, the most powerful storm to hit Vietnam in the last 20 years, made landfall over Quang Nam and Quang Ngai Provinces in the central region at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

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.

Source: VnExpress