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Typhoon Etau winds 90 km / h and is likely to be stronger, before landing in the south central region on the morning of November 10; Binh Dinh – Ninh Thuan provinces evacuated thousands of people.
According to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasts, at 7:00 pm on November 9, the center of the storm was about 180 kilometers east of the Binh Dinh coast to Ninh Thuan. The strongest wind of 90 km / h, level 9, uneven increased three levels.
The trajectory of Hurricane Etau according to the forecast of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecast at 5 pm on September 11. Image: NCHMF.
In the next 12 hours, the storm is heading west, the speed is 15-20 km, and the capacity is stronger. At 7:00 am on November 10, the center of the storm was just off the coast of the provinces from Binh Dinh to Ninh Thuan. The strongest wind near the center of the strongest storm is level 9, level 11.
Then the storm hit the four mainland provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, weakening into a tropical depression and low pressure area. At 4 pm on the same day, the heart of the low pressure region in the Central Highlands.
Foreign stations said Hurricane Etau increased from this afternoon until tomorrow morning, then gradually reduced wind power when it was about 100 km from the coast. The United States Navy Radio predicts that from the beginning of this afternoon until 1 a.m. on November 10, the typhoon maintains a force of 74 km / h, shocks of 93 km / h. At 1:00 pm on October 11, the center of the storm approached the Central Highlands, the wind force was 65 km / h.
Japan Radio forecasts that, at 6 am on November 10, the center of the storm is more than 80 km from the waters of Phu Yen – Khanh Hoa with a 92 km / h wind, shocking 130 km / h. At 4 pm on the same day, the storm center in Dak Lak province, the wind power was 74 km / h.
The waters of Quang Ngai to Ninh Thuan provinces have rain, the strongest wind is grade 9, level 12, the sea is very strong, the waves are 4-6 m high. The mainland provinces from Binh Dinh to Khanh Hoa have strong level 7 and level 9 winds.
From now until November 12, the provinces from Quang Tri to northern Khanh Hoa have had heavy rains with rainfall of 200-400mm, in some places more than 450mm; Quang Binh, southern Khanh Hoa and the central highlands have 100-200mm precipitation.
Khanh Hoa – Phu Yen, two provinces are forecast to be the center of the storm landing, since the afternoon of September 11 there have been heavy rains. On the coast of Nha Trang, seats are cleaned, many prohibition signs are erected, boats are anchored on the shore. Many people go to the coast to shovel sand to fight their houses.
“My house is at the foot of the mountain, it is easy to collapse if a storm hits. I am very worried,” said Dao Van Tri (30, in Nha Trang city) as he and his wife drove 50 sandbags to the roof of the apartment. four in Phuoc Dong commune, about 5 km from the beach.
Mr. Tri and his wife removed sand on the beach in Nha Trang to return to the roof on November 9. Image: Xuan Ngoc.
Meanwhile, hearing the news of the storm, Mr. Cao Van Thai (46 years old, Dong Hoa City, Phu Yen) became concerned about the 15,000 lobster breeds raised in Vung Ro. Starting in the afternoon, he and members of his family add anchors to the cages and tie the rope. “Try to reduce the damage, that’s why the family is a great asset,” said Thai.
As of this afternoon, Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen have evacuated almost 8,500 people in critical and low-lying areas that are prone to landslides. 1,500 tourists staying on islands and coastal areas were requested to proactively prevent storms and ensure safety.
Almost 20,000 people worked on board and cages were required to enter shore. Households that are intentionally caged will be coerced. Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen are the provinces least affected by the storms, but in 2017 Typhoon Damrey killed 46 people; more than 3,200 houses collapsed, more than 130,000 houses with blown roofs; 1,300 ships sunk, damaged …
Also in the area affected by the storm, Ninh Thuan and Binh Dinh There are no specific statistics, but people have moved in low areas, riparian areas, landslides. The Ninh Thuan Fisheries Department has asked 26,000 fishermen at sea to seek refuge. People with more than 273 aquaculture rafts cannot stay in cages.
Mr. Ho Dac Chuong, Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue in Binh Dinh Province, recently said that Typhoon No. 9 – Molave caused the sinking of 6 fishing boats, 26 fishermen in Hoai Nhon city were missing. (It saved 3 people), so the province paid special attention to communication and guidance for fishing boats.
Etau is the twelfth storm to hit the South China Sea this year. Previously, in October, the Central region suffered four storms and a tropical depression, until October 1993, the month with the most tropical storms and depressions recorded by the Vietnam Meteorological Agency. . Three floods and 13 landslides in the past month have left 159 dead and another 71 missing.
The two closest storms, 10 and 11, weakened into a tropical depression before hitting the central region, but brought heavy rains that flooded many provinces.
Xuan Ngoc – Pham Linh – Viet Quoc
