• An Giang
  • Binh Duong
  • Binh Phuoc
  • Binh Thuan
  • Binh Dinh
  • Bac Lieu
  • Bac Giang
  • Bac Kan
  • Bac Ninh
  • Ben Tre
  • Cao Bang
  • Ca Mau
  • Can Tho
  • Dien Bien
  • Da Nang
  • Da Lat
  • Dak Lak
  • Dak Nong
  • Dong Nai
  • Dong Thap
  • Gia Lai
  • Ha Noi
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Ha Giang
  • Ha Nam
  • Ha Tinh
  • Hoa Binh
  • Hung Yen
  • Hai Duong
  • Hai Phong
  • Hau Giang
  • Khanh Hoa
  • Kien Giang
  • Kon Tum
  • Lai Chau
  • Long An
  • Lao Cai
  • Lam Dong
  • Lang Son
  • Nam Dinh
  • Nghe An
  • Ninh Binh
  • Ninh Thuan
  • Phu Tho
  • Phu Yen
  • Quang Binh
  • Quang Nam
  • Quang Ngai
  • Quang Ninh
  • Quang Tri
  • Soc Trang
  • Son La
  • Thanh Hoa
  • Thai Binh
  • Thai Nguyen
  • Thua Thien Hue
  • Tien Giang
  • Tra Vinh
  • Tuyen Quang
  • Tay Ninh
  • Vinh Long
  • Vinh Phuc
  • Vung Tau
  • Yen Bai

Typhoon Tembin forecast to hit Southern VN

VGP – Typhoon Tembin is forecast to hit Southern Viet Nam on December 25 after sweeping through the Philippines and killing at least 200 people there.

December 24, 2017 4:31 PM GMT+7

According to both national and international forecasts, the typhoon will be at its strongest when it hits Viet Nam’s Truong Sa archipelago on Sunday afternoon, with wind speeds over 130kph (81mph). 

The storm is approaching Southern Viet Nam at a speed of 25kph, and is forecast to hit provinces from Ba Ria-Vung Tau to Ca Mau carrying winds of around 90kph late night, December 25. 

Coastal provinces from Khanh Hoa to Kien Giang have issued offshore fishing ban while Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Soc TRang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, and Kien Giang are preparing mass evacuation plans.

The Government will convene a meeting in Ha Noi on December 24 to discuss ways to cope with this powerful storm, the 16th recorded this year.

Official statistics show flooding and storms left 390 people dead or missing in Viet Nam in the first 11 months of 2017, and caused damage worth around US$2.34 billion./.

By Hoang Ha