14:40: Nearly 400 communes at risk of landslides and flash floods
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that from 0:00 to 13:00 today, at Song Rac Lake, it rained 360 mm, Ky Lam 373 mm ( Ha Tinh ); Song Thai Lake 310 mm, Be Lake 288 mm (Quang Tri). Currently, the soil moisture model shows that some areas are nearly saturated or have reached saturation.
In the next 3-6 hours, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri are forecast to have 30-70 mm of rain, some places over 100 mm; Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh will have 70-120 mm of rain, some places over 200 mm, so the meteorological agency warns of the risk of landslides and flash floods in 398 communes. Of which, the communes at very high risk include: Ngoc Lien, Kien Tho, Minh Son, Thach Quang, Xuan Tin, Van Xuan, Luong Son, Luan Thanh, Thang Loc, Thuong Xuan, Xuan Chinh, Tan Thanh, Nhu Xuan, Xuan Binh, Hoa Quy, Thanh Phong, Thanh Quan, Thuong Ninh, Nhu Thanh, Mau Lam, Xuan Thai, Yen Tho, Thanh Ky of Thanh Hoa province.
In Nghe An, there are Thong Thu, Tien Phong, Quy Chau, Nghia Hung, Quy Hop, Tam Hop, Tan Ky, Xuan Lam, Kim Bang, Bich Hao, Van An. In Ha Tinh, there are Bac Hong Linh, Nam Hong Linh, Huong Son, Son Tien, Son Tay, Son Kim 2, Tu My, Duc Tho, Duc Minh, Duc Quang, Duc Dong, Vu Quang, Mai Hoa, Thuong Duc, Nghi Xuan, Co Dam, Can Loc, Hong Loc, Tung Loc, Truong Luu, Huong Khe, Ha Linh, Huong Binh, Huong Pho, Huong Xuan, Phuc Trach, Huong Do, Mai Phu, Thach Khe, Thach Xuan, Cam Xuyen, Cam Hung, Cam Due, Cam Trung, Cam Lach, Song Tri, Ky Xuan, Ky Anh, Hai Ninh, Ky Van, Ky Khang, Ky Hoa, Vung Ang, Hoanh Son, Ky Lac, Ky Thuong. In Quang Tri, there are Minh Hoa, Dan Hoa, Tan Thanh, Kim Dien, Kim Phu, Dong Le, Tuyen Son, Tuyen Lam, Tuyen Phu, Tuyen Binh, Tuyen Hoa, Phu Trach, Trung Thuan, Hoa Trach, Tan Gianh, Quang. Trach, Ba Don, Nam Gianh, Hoan Lao, Bac Trach, Phong Nha, Bo Trach, Dong Trach, Nam Trach, Quang Ninh .
14:35: Prime Minister requests urgent evacuation of people in dangerous areas
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just issued a telegram requesting the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh and localities to forecast the risk of prolonged heavy rains and evacuate people in areas at risk of flash floods, landslides. The provinces need to resolutely evacuate people in dangerous areas, on boats at anchorages, rafts, and aquaculture watchtowers; limit people and vehicles on roads and rivers, and strictly control people's travel during strong storms.
Localities inspect response work in communes, villages and hamlets at risk of being isolated, focusing on evacuating residents from dangerous areas, ensuring food and essential supplies, electricity and uninterrupted communication; directing the safe operation of hydroelectric and irrigation dams. The Ministries of National Defense and Public Security direct the deployment of forces and vehicles, including helicopters, in key areas to support the relocation and evacuation of residents and be ready for rescue when required. The Minister of Construction directs the work of ensuring safety for people, vehicles and safety for road, rail, waterway and air traffic activities.
14:25: Waves hit Sam Son seawall 2m high
At Sam Son beach, waves crashed into the 2-meter-high embankment, creating murky foam. People followed the provincial chairman's instructions to stay out of the streets and keep their doors closed.
14:20: Ha Tinh coastal area, many trees fell
On the streets in the Thien Cam beach area, Ha Tinh, trees fell in large numbers, causing some electric poles to tilt.
14:10: Waves 2 - 3 m high hit the coast of Ha Tinh
At Thien Cam beach resort, Thien Cam commune, Ha Tinh province, the wind howled continuously and the rain poured down from the morning to the afternoon of August 25 with no signs of stopping. Waves 2-3 meters high continuously crashed into Thien Cam beach. The wind tore off the corrugated iron roof and ripped open the doors, even though the residents and owners of the motel and hotel had proactively tied down the oars beforehand.
White-capped waves continuously hit Thien Cam beach at 2:00 p.m. on August 25. Photo: Nguyen Dong.
On the coastal dike, many shops and some low-rise houses had their corrugated iron and tile roofs blown away by the wind. The Union Hotel on the outskirts of the province was torn apart by the wind, with hundreds of meters of corrugated iron roof thrown to the ground. People strictly followed the order not to leave their homes. Local authorities arranged solid houses and requisitioned hotels belonging to provincial units for people in low-rise houses to take shelter.
The corrugated iron roof of the Trade Union Guesthouse of Ha Tinh Provincial Trade Union and the tiled roof of Thien Cam Resort, belonging to Ha Tinh Provincial Police, were damaged by the storm. Photo: Nguyen Dong.
13:55: The wind started to gust.
Two hours before the storm made landfall along the Thanh Hoa - Nghe An coast, strong winds began to blow in Nam Sam Son ward, Thanh Hoa province. This area is more than 300 meters from the sea. Tourism was temporarily suspended, shops were closed, and the roads were deserted. Some residential groups in Nam Sam Son lost power. The family of Ms. Du Thi Hang in Hong Ha residential group had stocked up enough food for two days to limit going out. Yesterday, the family reinforced the corrugated iron roof, moved the potted plants on the balcony inside, and told their children not to go out when the storm made landfall.
13:40: Storm downgraded one level, but still very strong
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 1:00 p.m. on August 25, the storm's center was in the coastal waters of Nghe An - Ha Tinh, with winds of 149 km/h, level 13, gusting to level 16, down one level from two hours ago. It is forecasted that in the next three hours, the storm will move west-northwest at a speed of about 15 km/h, making landfall in Nghe An - Ha Tinh.
According to the typhoon scale, a level 13 storm with maximum winds of 149 km/h is very strong, equivalent to Yagi making landfall in Quang Ninh and Hai Phong in September 2024. The storm's winds can blow away trees, completely destroy fragile structures, and cause severe damage even to large buildings. Small ships, if not anchored carefully, can be broken and sunk at ports and docks.
Mr. Mai Van Khiem, Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said that in the past two hours, the storm moved at a speed of 10-15 km/h, a little slower than in the early morning. Through analysis of satellite cloud images and meteorological radar, it is shown that storm Kajiki is starting to show signs of weakening, and may decrease to 13 km/h in the next 1-2 hours.
According to Mr. Khiem, the storm will make landfall, with the focus being on the north of Ha Tinh - Nghe An at around 3-4pm. This is also the time when the wind is strong at level 12, gusting to level 14-15 with a radius of 50km around the storm's center. Therefore, the areas of northern Ha Tinh, Nghe An and southern Thanh Hoa will be extremely dangerous due to the wind, with the natural disaster risk level at level 4 on the 5-level scale.
"According to the direction of movement, the storm's southern part will have a weaker impact than the northern part, so strong winds in Hue and Quang Tri will gradually decrease," Mr. Khiem added.
The most dangerous current risk is flash floods and landslides. The reason is that the storm has not yet arrived but the rain from last night until now has been very heavy. When it was in the south of Hainan Island (China), the storm caused more than 400 mm of rain in 24 hours. Currently, the storm's circulation yesterday and today is not much different, so the possibility of rain today will also be very heavy.
Mr. Khiem assessed that with other storms, the rain might only be concentrated on the coast, but this storm will cause rain in all areas from the coast, plains to the western mountains of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh and even expand to southern Phu Tho and Lao Cai.
"Even if the storm weakens in Laos, the risk of landslides and flash floods still needs to be guarded against in the next 2-3 days because Central and Upper Laos will have heavy rain and floods from some rivers with upstream flows from here to Vietnam," said Mr. Khiem.
12:30: Nghe An continues to evacuate people
In coastal communes of Nghe An, from morning to noon today, the authorities continued to evacuate people to avoid storm Kajiki. In coastal commune of Quynh Phu, authorities organized the evacuation of 1,705 people from dangerous areas, settling them in solid houses to ensure safety of life and property. The authorities mobilized forces to support each household in moving, minimizing risks when the storm makes landfall.
In Cua Lo ward, which is expected to be directly affected by Typhoon Kajiki, more than 2,500 people from 380 households have been taken to schools, hotels and high-rise buildings. The forces have checked each family, absolutely not allowing people to stay at sea or in cages. "Being taken to a safe place by the officers and militia, I feel secure and very grateful to the government for taking care of the people," said Ms. Hoang Thi Hanh, 90 years old.
Thanh Vinh and Truong Vinh wards also urgently evacuated thousands of households in old apartment buildings, collective housing areas and vulnerable areas. By noon of the same day, all residents in danger had been moved to concentrated shelters, ensuring temporary living conditions.
12:20 pm: Many roads in central wards of Nghe An are deeply flooded
In Thanh Vinh ward, Nghe An province, strong winds and heavy rain lasting 20-30 minutes caused many roads to be partially flooded. On Nguyen Truong To and Nguyen Thai Hoc streets, water rose 30-40 cm, causing traffic congestion and difficulty for vehicles to move.
Some trees along the roads such as Nguyen Thai Hoc, Truong Chinh and Lam River were uprooted, broken, blocking the way. Authorities are urgently handling the situation to clear the road.
12:10 pm: Quang Tri fishermen anchor their boats in the rain
Although not in the eye of the storm, the northern part of Quang Tri province, bordering Ha Tinh, has been raining heavily since noon today. On the Roon River, Hoa Trach Commune, heavy rains have forced upstream water to flow strongly, many fishermen braved the rain to bring ropes to reinforce their boats.
The southwest wind was gusting and it was raining heavily, but Mr. Tran Tuan, whose boat was anchored by the river, still reinforced it and tied ropes to avoid being swept away. A few days ago, when he heard the storm was coming, he had anchored the boat at Canh Duong bridge, but the water was flowing strongly so he was still cautious.
Quang Tri Province has advised people to stay off the streets since last night to ensure safety. The province has 8,725 boats with 24,198 workers, of which 8,711 fishing boats with more than 24,100 workers are anchored to avoid the storm. Currently, there are only 14 fishing boats with 72 workers operating in the southern sea, including 10 boats (42 workers) in Quang Ngai and 4 boats (30 workers) in the Lam Dong - Ca Mau area.
12:00: Road closures may occur during storms.
The Traffic Police Department on the afternoon of August 25 advised vehicles to limit their movement on National Highway 1 and the North-South Expressway passing through Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces; if necessary, road closures will be organized, and vehicles will proactively find suitable routes.
Previously, from 6:00 a.m., Cua Hoi bridge across Lam river connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces was closed to vehicles, and authorities assigned people to organize warnings and traffic flow from a distance.
11:45: Thanh Hoa continues to evacuate people
Directly affected by the storm, Thanh Hoa has evacuated nearly 2,000 households in coastal areas, where the risk of landslides is high. However, this afternoon the storm is likely to shift, causing risks of flooding and damage to houses.
11:25: Sam Son strong waves combined with high tide
The tourist sea area of Thanh Hoa is raining heavily. The turbid waves are 1-2 meters high and crash into the shore. "The waves gradually increase and can reach their peak when the storm comes at the same time as the high tide," fisherman Tran Van Huu, 70 years old, said.
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