14th storm forecast to hit central provinces on Sunday morning

VGP – Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung urged Khanh Hoa authorities to quickly call back fishing vessels or guide them to find shelter as 240 vessels with 1,550 fishermen are on offshore fishing

November 18, 2017 6:41 PM GMT+7

A map detailing the route of the tropical depression from November 17 to 19, 2017. Photo: National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting

Deputy PM Dung is making a tour to the central region to direct local authorities to cope with a powerful storm, which is forecast to hit the central provinces from Phu Yen to Ba Ria-Vung Tau by Sunday morning and may cause torrential rain and floods.

Evacuation must be completed prior to 7 pm on November 18, the Deputy PM stressed.

By 4:00 pm on Saturday, the storm was about 400km to the East of the central coast and is heading Westward at a velocity of 20-25 km per hour.

The same day, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged relevant ministries and localities to keep close watch on the developments of the storm and take effective measures to diminish consequences.

Natural disasters have claimed 363 lives so far this year, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc told legislators on Saturday./.

By Hoang Ha