In the area near the center of the storm, the strongest wind force is level 12, that is, from 115 to 135 km / hour, the shock level is level 15. Strong winds at level 6, level 8 or higher have a radius of approximately 250 km; waters with strong winds of level 10 or higher with a radius of approximately 150 km from the center of the storm.
Typhoon No. 8 caused large waves, especially dangerous in the South China Sea
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The center of the storm is forecast to be at about 17.7 degrees north latitude and 113.7 degrees east longitude, about 180 kilometers northeast of the Hoang Sa Archipelago by 10:00 p.m. on October 23. . Near the center of the storm, the strongest winds are at levels 11-12, that is, 100 to 135 km / h, level 14.
Exchange with YouthMr. Tran Quang Nang, Head of the Weather Forecast Department of the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Center, said Typhoon No. 8 reached the highest intensity in the Hoang Sa archipelago. Over the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm is forecast to move mainly westward, traveling 15 to 20 km every hour and gradually weakening into a tropical depression, then continuing to weaken in an area of low pressure. At 10:00 p.m. on October 25, the center of the low-pressure area was at about 17.6 degrees north latitude and 105.3 degrees east longitude, with the strongest wind falling below level 6 (below 40 km / h).
Mr. Tran Quang Nang emphasized that Storm No. 8 caused strong winds, large waves, and was especially dangerous with ships operating at sea. Specifically, in the next 24 hours, the dangerous waters to be warned with strong winds of level 6 or higher are latitude 15.0 – 20.0 north latitude and longitude 112.0 to 118.0 east longitude. Consequently, all vessels operating in the danger zone are at high risk of being affected by strong winds. Due to the influence of typhoons, the area in the Northeast Sea, including the waters of the Hoang Sa Archipelago, has storms, 10-11 strong winds, the area near the center of the storm passes level 12, the level shock 14. High waves 6 – 8 m, fierce sea.
Statistics on the afternoon of October 22 from the Central Steering Committee Office for Natural Disaster Prevention, said that in Ha Tinh there were 5,843 homes and 21,899 homes in Quang Binh were flooded. The floods in the central provinces and the Central Highlands from October 6 to 22 have left 117 dead and 21 missing.
People in the huts next to the cemetery amid the historic floods in Quang Binh
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