At 1:00 on October 20, the centre of the tropical depression is about 14.6 degrees north latitude and 126.1 degrees east longitude, about 220 km east-northeast of the central coast of the Philippines. The strongest winds near the centre of the depression are measuring 50-60 km per hour.

The projected path of the tropical depression.

The depression is forecast to move west-northwest at a speed of 20-25km per hour while gaining the strength to become a tropical storm in the next 24 hours

At 1:00 on October 21, the storm will enter the mainland of Luzon Island, the Philippines, with the strongest winds of 60-75km per hour.

In the next 24-48 hours, the storm will move westward with a speed of 20-25km per hour and is likely to become stronger.

By 1:00 on October 22, the storm's centre is projected to be about 16.4 degrees north latitude and 116.3 degrees east longitude, about 410 km to the Southeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa Archipelago. The strongest winds in the area near the centre of storm are about 60-90 km per hour (level 11).

Over the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm will move westward at a speed of 10-15 km per hour and could potentially to get stronger.

Storm Noul causes heavy losses in central localities

One person in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue died, another went missing in Quang Tri and 110 others were injured after storm Noul swept through the central region, reported the Office of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

One dead as Storm Noul hits central Vietnam

Storm Noul, which made landfall in central Vietnam Friday morning before devolving into a tropical depression, has left one dead and 29 others injured.

Tropical depression strengthens into storm off central Vietnam

A tropical depression intensified into a storm early on Wednesday and entered the East Sea.

Young Vietnamese tennis champ serves up storm at US tournament

Tennis talent Sophia Huynh Tran Ngoc Nhi claimed the Sleep Houston Summer Junior and Adult Open title in the U.S. on Monday.

Localities promptly overcome consequences of Storm Sinlaku

Localities nationwide have promptly taken measures to overcome the consequences of Storm Sinlaku, which caused two deaths, according to reports from the provinces at a meeting in Hanoi on August 3.

Source: NDO