“Son Tinh,” the third storm appeared in the East Sea so far this year, weakened to a low pressure after making its landfall in the central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An on July 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
The roofs of 13 houses in Xuan Pho commune, Nghi Xuan district Ha Tinh province were blown away (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –“Son Tinh,” the third storm appeared in the East Sea so far this year, weakenedto a low pressure after making its landfall in the central provinces of ThanhHoa and Nghe An on July 18, according to the National Centre forHydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
At 4:00am of July 19, thecentre of the low pressure was at the 19.0 degrees north and 105.2 degreeseast, in the mainland of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, with highest wind speeds of40-60 kilometres per hour.
In the next 12 hours,the low pressure is forecast to move westwards with a speed of 20-25 kilometresper hour, and continue to become weaker.
Affected by the lowpressure, in early July 19, the sea will be rough in the Tonkin Gulf withstrong wind at 6-7 levels and 2-4m high waves.
Strong wind also sweptthrough the mainland in Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An andHa Tinh provinces, where disaster risk alert mounted to level three.
The northern and northcentral regions will see more strong rains from July 19-21.
Due to torrentialrains from July 18, the roofs of 13 houses in Xuan Pho commune, Nghi Xuandistrict Ha Tinh province were blown away.-VNA
Tran Quang Hoai, General Director of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA), has underlined the urgent need to set up delegations to inspect the safety of dykes and reservoirs.
Tropical storm Son Tinh, the third entering the East Sea in 2018, is forecast to make landfall in coastal localities from Thai Binh to Ha Tinh on late July 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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The roofs of 13 houses in Xuan Pho commune, Nghi Xuan district Ha Tinh province were blown away (Photo: VNA) 
