The central region is at risk of a repeat of the historic flood of 1983 | News

Typhoon No. 8 is forecast to travel inland from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue around tonight (October 24) or October 25, just after Typhoon No. 9 hits the East Sea. The provinces power plants run the risk of repeated rains. historic flood in 1983 when in October, there were 5 consecutive storms and low pressure areas.

On the afternoon of October 23, the Central Steering Committee for the Prevention of Natural Disasters held a meeting to discuss and implement response measures to storms No. 8. At the meeting, Mr. Mai Van Khiem, Director of the Center National Hydrometeorological Forecasts, He said that after reaching the strongest wind intensity at level 13 when entering the Hoang Sa archipelago, Typhoon No. 8 began to show signs of weakness. Typhoon No. 8 is forecast around tonight (Oct 24) or tomorrow morning (Oct 25) to hit the mainland provinces from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue with strong Level 7 – Level winds. 8. However, according to Mr. Khiem, there is the potential for storms to weaken more rapidly as they approach land due to interactions with cold, dry air and cold coastal waters. Affected by typhoons, the provinces from Nghe An to Thua Thien-Hue will have a rain from October 24 to 26, but the rain is not large, popular 50 to 150 mm, of which the center of the rain can be up to 250 mm. / lot.

In particular, Mr. Khiem warned that when Typhoon No. 8 has just “touched down” in the East Sea, Storm No. 9 is expected to rise from the tropical low-pressure area in the eastern Philippines. Consequently, the central provinces in October will suffer 4 consecutive storms and 1 zone of low pressure. “This is a weather pattern similar to October 1998, when the central region was also continuously affected by 4 storms and 1 area of ​​low pressure. That was also the year that the central region had heavy rains and floods, which was very difficult, ”said Mr. Khiem.