Many roads in Vinh city are flooded and congested due to heavy rain.

Storm No. 5 forecast to cause heavy rain in Nghe An from September 18 to 20

(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the influence of the strengthening continental cold high pressure and the northern edge of the circulation of storm No. 5, it is forecasted that in the North Central region from September 18 to the morning of September 20, there will be moderate to heavy rain, some places will have very heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Heavy rain on the evening of September 17 and the morning of September 18 caused many streets in Vinh city such as Le Hong Phong, Dang Thai Than, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ngu Hai, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Le Hoan, and Duy Tan to be deeply flooded. Photo: Nam Phuc

Heavy rain during rush hour, when students and people leave their homes to go to school or work, causes many roads to be partially congested. Photo: Nam Phuc

Many people had to push their motorbikes through flooded areas to prevent them from stalling. Photo: Nam Phuc

According to the reporter's records, unlike previous floods, this time the water receded quite quickly. Photo: Nam Phuc

However, heavy rain and flooding still caused many roads to be partially blocked. Photo: OtoFun

It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, storm No. 5 will move westward, traveling about 25km per hour, making landfall in the provinces from Quang Binh to Quang Nam with the strongest winds of level 8-9 (60-90km/hour), gusting to level 11, then weakening into a tropical depression. At 4:00 p.m. on September 18, the center of the tropical depression was at about 16.6 degrees North latitude; 106.3 degrees East longitude, in the Central Laos region. The strongest winds near the center of the tropical depression were level 6-7 (40-60km/hour), gusting to level 9.

In the next 12 to 24 hours, the tropical depression will move westward at 20-25km per hour, then weaken into a low pressure area over Thailand.