Up to three storms, low pressures to hit Vietnam by year-end
About six to eight storms and low pressures are forecast to operate in the East Sea in the rest of the year, with two or three of them directly affecting Vietnam, especially the central region.
Flood devastates Mu Cang Chai district of Yen Bai (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – About six to eight storms and low pressures are forecast to operate inthe East Sea in the rest of the year, with two or three of them directly affectingVietnam, especially the central region, according to theNational Centre for Hydrometeorogical Forecasting.
The centre predictedthat rainfall in the northern region in September will be equal to the averagelevel of many years, while that from October to the end of the year will belower than previous years by 15-30 percent.
Meanwhile, the centralregion will see much lower rainfall than many years. In November-December, theCentral Highlands will see a drop of 10-25 percent in rainfall compared to theaverage of many years.
Average temperature inthe northern and north central region will be higher than the average of manyyears by 0.5-1 Celsius degree, while that of the central region southwards willbe equal to the same period in many years.
Hoang Duc Cuong,Director of the centre, said that flood season in the northern region may endearly, with its peak on the Red, Hoang Long and Thai Binh Rivers likely to hit alertlever 1 or 2. However, flash floods and landslides are warned in thenorthwestern mountainous region.
At the same time,flood season in the central and Central Highlands regions may come earlier thanother years, from early October, said Cuong, adding that the flood level may bethe same as that in many years.
At the end of theyear, the southern coastal region may experience high tidal level, saidCuong.-VNA
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Flood devastates Mu Cang Chai district of Yen Bai (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) 
