The flooding in Quang Binh surpassed its historical level in 1979, the central region again faced a storm



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According to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasts, hToday (October 19), in the Central East Sea Philippines there is an active tropical depression.

At 7 o’clock, the location of the center of the tropical depression is about 13.3 degrees north latitude; 129.5 degrees east longitude, about 550 km east of the central coast of the Philippines. The strongest wind near the center of a strong low tropical pressure level 7 (50-60 km / h), level 9.

Position and direction of movement of the tropical depression – Source National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting

It is forecast that in the next 24 hours, the tropical depression will move in a northwesterly direction, every hour is about 20 km and is likely to become a storm. At 7:00 pm on October 20, the position of the storm was approximately 15.0 degrees north latitude; 124.9 degrees east longitude, about 350 km from the island of Lu-long (Philippines) to the southeast. The strongest wind in the area near the center of strong storms is level 8 (60-75 km / hour), level 10.

For the next 24 to 48 hours, the typhoon moves in a northwesterly direction, every hour is 20-25 km, enters the East Sea and is likely to strengthen. At 7:00 pm on October 21, the location of the center of the storm was at about 15.5 degrees north latitude; Longitude 119.0 degrees east, about 770 km from the Hoang Sa archipelago to the southeast. The strongest wind in the area near the center of strong storms is level 8 (60-75 km / hour), level 10.

Over the next 48 to 72 hours, the typhoon moved westward, traveling at about 15 km per hour and potentially getting stronger.

While, At 3 a.m. on October 19, the National Hydrometeorological Forecasting Center broadcast the news of the emergency flooding in the Quang Binh rivers.

According to information from Zing.vn, Mr. Vu Duc Long, deputy director of the center, said that the water level in the river in this area rose rapidly during the night. At 1 am, the flood in the Kien Giang River (Le Thuy, Quang Binh) reaches 4.79 m, above alarm 3 is 2.09 m.

Compared to the peak flooding in 1979, the Kien Giang River flooding exceeded the historical level by nearly 1 m. The experts warned that in the next 6 hours, the floods in this river can reach a new peak of 5.2 m, then gradually descend.

Additionally, the Ngan Sau River flooding at alert 2 was 9m, then increased to 9.5m, above alert 2.

Very high risk of flash floods, landslides in the mountain areas of Tuyen Hoa, Minh Hoa, Bo Trach, Quang Ninh, Le Thuy districts, river bank erosion, road slopes, construction sites; Large-scale deep flooding occurred in many places in Bo Trach, Quang Trach, Tuyen Hoa, Minh Hoa, Le Thuy, Quang Ninh and Dong Hoi districts.



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