Mangkhut super typhoon migh hit Vietnam hard

The Hanoitimes – The Mangkhut super typhoon is heading for the Philippines and will head to Lei Chau Peninsula (China). The super typhoon is forecast to directly hit Vietnam’s northern provinces on September 17 and 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHF). On September 13 afternoon, the center of Mangkhut is about 930 km from Luzon island (the Philippines) to the southeast, with the strongest winds of 240 km/h, equivalent to level 18 on the Vietnamese storm scale, NCHF said.   The eye of Mangkhut super storm at 6pm on September 13. Source: NCHMF Hong Kong’s media cited predictions saying that on September 14, Mangkhut will advance to the north  of Luzon island on September 15. Due to friction with mainland, winds will reduce to 194 km/h, at level 16. After hitting the East Sea on September 15 noon, Mangkhut will maintain at level 16 and hit Leizhou Peninsula in the early morning of September 17, wind strength will reduce to 120 km/h, level 12 and continue to decline when hitting the mainland. NCHMF’s Deputy General Director Le Thanh Hai said that both Vietnam’s forecast models and international general assessment indicated that there is 70-80% possibility that Mangkhut super typhoon will directly impact Vietnam. The typhoon will directly affect Vietnam’s northern provinces and Thanh Hoa, Nghe An on September 17. The southern edge of the storm can affect Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces, according to the NCHF. Mangkhut is forecast to cause tides of… [Read full story]