VN braces for fourth tropical storm
VGP – The fourth tropical storm, which was developed in the East Sea under the name Sonca, was supposed to hit provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh.
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A tropical depression has strengthened into a storm brewing over the East Sea and is forecast to cause heavy rains in Viet Nam's northern and central provinces on Tuesday.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF), as of 1 p.m. on Sunday, the storm was around 140 kilometers (87 miles) southeast of China's Hainan Island, with gusts of wind blowing up to 75 kilometers per hour.
The storm is expected to be 210 kilometers (130 miles) southeast of Vietnamese coasts on Tuesday afternoon, causing heavy rains from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien Hue provinces.
The storm, named Sonca, is the fourth to develop over the East Sea this year. Tropical Storm Talas, the second storm to hit Viet Nam, killed at least eight people and damaged buildings and roads across northern and central Viet Nam after making landfall last Monday.
Weather forecasters in Viet Nam are predicting a particularly stormy typhoon season this year, with 13-15 typhoons and tropical depressions expected to develop over the East Sea. Three to four are likely to make landfall in central Viet Nam.
Last year, 10 typhoons and tropical depressions developed over the East Sea, four of which hit Viet Nam's mainland./.
By Kim Loan
