Storm No. 6 approaches land, making landfall at 7 p.m. tonight in Ha Tinh - Quang Tri

The storm center is approaching the shore, the sea is very rough

From noon on August 30, coastal areas from Nghe An to Quang Tri began to have winds gradually increasing to level 6, gusting to level 8. Particularly, coastal areas from Ha Tinh to Northern Quang Tri had winds of level 6-7, near the storm center level 8, gusting to level 10.

The meteorological agency warned that the strongest winds are concentrated between 3pm and 7pm, with the risk of breaking tree branches, blowing off roofs and causing major damage to homes.

At 10am this morning, the eye of the storm was in the Ha Tinh - Quang Tri sea area, about 120km east of the north of Quang Tri. The strongest wind near the eye of the storm was at level 8 (62-74 km/h), gusting to level 10-11. The sea was very rough, especially dangerous for boats, cages and aquaculture facilities.

In the evening, the storm made landfall and weakened into a tropical depression.

This evening, the storm center is forecast to enter the area from South Ha Tinh to North Quang Tri with winds of level 7, near the storm center level 8, gusting to level 9-10. The storm moves quickly in a west-northwest direction at a speed of about 20km/hour.

At 10 p.m., the storm weakened into a tropical depression in the Vietnam-Laos border area, then moved deep into central Laos and gradually dissipated.

The impact of storm No. 6 has caused many stations to record strong winds: Bach Long Vi (Hai Phong) wind level 7, gust level 9; Co To (Quang Ninh) wind level 6, sometimes level 7, gust level 8; Con Co (Quang Tri) wind level 6, gust level 8.

The area from Nghe An to Da Nang has had heavy rain, in many places rainfall exceeding 170mm, with a risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas.