Storm with gusts reaching level 15 threatens to strike central Vietnam.

Typhoon Sakira is still strengthening and may reach levels 14-15 when it enters the East Sea of ​​Vietnam, posing a risk of landfall in the central region.

At 1:00 AM this morning (October 15th), Typhoon Sakira was approximately 440km east-southeast of Luzon Island, Philippines. The strongest winds near the center of the typhoon reached level 12 (120-135 km/h), with gusts of level 13-14.

The forecast for the next 24 hours indicates the storm will move in a west-northwest direction at a speed of approximately 10-15 km per hour and continue to intensify.

Typhoon Shira is highly likely to make landfall in central Vietnam.

By early tomorrow morning, Typhoon Sakira will be directly over the eastern part of Luzon Island. The strongest winds near the center of the typhoon will be at level 13-14 (135-165 km/h), with gusts up to level 15-16.

The storm will then move mainly westward at a speed of 20-25 km per hour, entering the East Sea of ​​Vietnam and becoming typhoon number 7.

As of 1:00 AM on October 17th, the typhoon's center was located at approximately 16.3 degrees North latitude and 116.4 degrees East longitude, about 680km east of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands. The strongest winds near the center of the typhoon reached level 13, with gusts of level 14-15, and it continued to move rapidly westward, posing a risk of making landfall in central Vietnam before October 20th.

Due to the influence of the storm, from the morning of October 16th, the northeastern part of the East Sea experienced increasingly strong winds, reaching levels 11-12, and levels 13-14 near the storm's center, with gusts up to levels 15-16. The sea was extremely rough.

Central Vietnam experiences record rainfall of nearly 1 meter.

Central Vietnam is experiencing record rainfall. Rainfall measured over the past 30 hours in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces ranged from 250-600mm, with some areas receiving even more, such as Dong Hoi with 820mm and Le Thuy with 725mm.

Forecasts indicate that over the next 6 hours, Quang Binh and Ha Tinh will continue to experience very heavy rain with total rainfall of approximately 50-150mm, and in some areas over 150mm.

Extremely heavy rainfall has caused a rapid increase in water inflow to reservoirs in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces, raising concerns about potential flooding that could affect the safety of these reservoirs.

Simultaneously, warnings were issued regarding the risk of landslides in mountainous areas; severe flooding continues in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Binh provinces, particularly in the districts of Huong Khe, Huong Son, Vu Quang, Thach Ha, Cam Xuyen, Ky Anh, and Ha Tinh City (Ha Tinh province); and Tuyen Hoa, Minh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Le Thuy, and Dong Hoi City (Quang Binh province).

Heavy and continuous rainfall has caused floods on the Ngan Sau and Ngan Pho rivers (Ha Tinh province), and the Gianh and Kien Giang rivers (Quang Binh province) to fluctuate at peak levels, exceeding alarm levels 2 and 3.

According to Vietnamnet