Strong storm level 8 near East Sea

On the morning of October 6, the tropical depression strengthened into storm Aere and is likely to affect the North and Central Central regions of Vietnam.

The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that at 2am, the storm was about 200km north-northeast of Luzon Island, with the strongest wind speed of 75km/h, equivalent to level 8. With a speed of 20-25km/h in the west-northwest direction, on October 7, Aere will be about 680km northeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago, with the wind intensity increasing by one level, the strongest at 90km/h.

The storm's path at 2am as forecast by the National Center for Hydrometeorology. Photo: NCHMF.

The storm continued to strengthen, and on October 8, it was about 550 km northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago, with the strongest wind speed of 100 km/h (level 10).

The storm circulation causes the northern sea area of ​​the North East Sea to have strong winds of level 8. In addition, due to the southwest monsoon, the central and southern East Sea (including the waters of the Truong Sa archipelago), the sea area from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau, Ca Mau to Kien Giang and the Gulf of Thailand will have thunderstorms with strong gusts of wind, and waves of 1.5 to 2.5 m.

Hong Kong Television forecasts the storm's path. Photo: HKO

This is the fifth storm to appear in the East Sea this year. Experts predict that from now until the end of the year, there will be about 2-3 more storms and tropical depressions affecting Vietnam, with the affected areas being from the Central region onwards.

According to VNE