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Position and direction of movement of storm No. 14 – Photo: National Center for Hydrometeorological Prediction
Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasts, spoke at the 14th storm response meeting of the Central Steering Committee for the prevention of natural disasters on December 21.
According to Mr. Khiem, due to the impact of strong cold air, Typhoon No. 14 tends to move in a southwesterly direction.
At 7:00 am this morning, the storm is located right in the Spratly archipelago, with strong intensity level 8, shock level 10, travel speed of approximately 10-15 km / h.
“In the area of the storm operation area, the temperature is low around 22-23 degrees C, dynamic conditions are not favorable for the storm to strengthen. Most likely, in the next 12-24 hours, the storm stays at level 8, shock level 10 and thereafter it will weaken.
Due to the impact of the storms, the Spratlys has strong winds of level 8, level 10, and the southern waters have strong winds of level 6, level 8 shock, affecting ships and vessels. On land, the wind caused by the storm is less likely to be above level 6, “Khiem said.
Mr. Khiem also said that starting tomorrow in the south it will rain between 30 and 70mm, in some places more than 70mm.
Mr. Tran Quang Hoai asked the localities not to be subjective, needing to increase information because the West Sea area is very limited in recovery capacity and experience of boat and vehicle owners – Photo: CHI TU TU
Lt. Col. Nguyen Dinh Hung, the high command of the Border Guard, said that on December 20 he instructed border guards in the provinces from Quang Binh to Kien Giang to fire flares to notify people.
reAt 6 a.m. this morning, 57,000 ships / 348,000 people had been informed about Typhoon No. 14 to get out of the danger zone. For 100 ships / 753 people currently anchored in the Spratly archipelago, while some ships are operating on the DK1 oil rig and Tu Chinh, at 7:00 am this morning the ships are moving towards the refuge, Currently the ships remain in contact with the border guards.
Mr. Tran Quang Hoai, Director General of the General Department of Disaster Prevention, Deputy Director, Head of the Office of the Central Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters, said Typhoon No. 14 is at a strong point and maintains its intensity in 2 next day.
The active storm area is where the boats are operating very large, right at the time of the northern fishing season. Looking at the tracking system, the number of ships in the path of the storm was very dense. The storm was about to pass and there were 2,000 ships in operation. Therefore, there is an urgent need to notify moving fishermen to avoid shelters and ensure safety at sea.
For the Western Sea region, the localities are not subjective, it is necessary to increase the information because the Western Sea area has limited resilience and the experience of boat and vessel owners is very limited.
