A tropical depression has strengthened into a tropical storm named Etau, the 12th in the East Sea this year, and is moving west towards the central coast of Vietnam.
The predicted path of Storm Etau (Photo: National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting)
Hanoi (VNA) – A tropical depression has strengthened into atropical storm named Etau, the 12th in the East Sea this year, andis moving west towards the central coast of Vietnam.
At 7am on November 9, the storm’s eye was about 450km offshore thecoastline between Binh Dinh and Ninh Thuan provinces, packing wind of up to 75 kmper hour.
It is moving west at around 20km per hour, and is likely to gainstrength.
Etau is forecast to move on land between Phu Yen and Ninh Thuan provinceson early November 11, then weaken into a tropical depression and later a lowpressure system.
Strong wind and rains are expected offshore the coastline from QuangNgai to Ninh Thuan from the night of November 9.
Under the effect of Etau and a cold wave, rainfalls of 200 to 400 mm are forecast for cities andprovinces from Quang Tri to northern Khanh Hoa province. Quang Binh province, localitiessouth of Khanh Hoa and the Central Highlands should expectrainfalls of 100-200mm./.
Recent storms, including Nangka and Molave, caused major losses in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. The province’s Military Command has sent thousands of officers and soldiers to villages and communes to help people overcome the devastation the storms wrought.
Extreme weather conditions are becoming more common in the region and around the world and have greatly affected Vietnam, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha told lawmakers at the National Assembly’s ongoing 10th session in Hanoi on November 5.
Storm Goni, the 10th of its kind to enter the East Sea this year, turned into low tropical pressure on November 5 afternoon, reported the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
The predicted path of Storm Etau (Photo: National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting) 
