Typhoon Doksuri heads to Laos, weakens to low pressure
Doksuri, the 10th storm arising in the East Sea so far this year, is forecast to move towards central Laos and weaken to a low pressure in the next six hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
The position of the storm on September 15 (Source: nchmf.gov.vn)
Ha Tinh (VNA) – Doksuri, the 10th storm arising in the East Sea so far thisyear, is forecast to move towards central Laos and weaken to a low pressure inthe next six hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorologicalForecasting (NCHMF).
The centre reportedthat at 14:00 of September 15, the storm’s eye was in the Vietnam-Laos borderarea with winds of 60-90km per hour.
From September 14 toSeptember 15, the typhoon, said to be the strongest in a decade, brought heavyrains to central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ngai with rainfall of100-200mm and even 300mm in some areas, along with gusts of up to 80-100km perhour.
In Ha Tinh, the stormcaused heavy losses, especially in localities near its eye such as Ky Anh town.
An initial reportrevealed that more than 23,000 houses had their roofs blown out, while ninevillages were submerged.
Phan Duy Vinh, ViceChairman of the Ky Anh town People’s Committee, said that 80 percent of houses,schools and health stations were damaged.
Meanwhile, about 500houses in Loc Ha district and 169 others in Cam Xuyen district were also unroofed,along with floods in many places.
In Thua Thien-Hue, ahouse collapsed and 608 others were unroofed. At the same time, serious erosionaffected 700m of sea dyke in Hai Thanh village of Thuan An town and some other localities,forcing 410 households with 1,424 locals to move to safe areas.
In Quang Binh, thestorm left one dead and six injured. It also destroyed 13 homes, unroofed 49,155houses and flooded 1,500 others. More than 1,000 hectares of rubber trees were alsodamaged, while many streets were blocked by flood.
Total loss in QuangBinh is estimated at nearly 1.8 trillion VND (79.21 million USD).-VNA
Several airlines have announced cancellation of flights to and from airports in the central coastal region on September 14 and 15 as Storm Doksuri is approaching the central coast.
Powerful typhoon Doksuri, which is approaching Vietnam’s central coast, is expected to cause great losses if there is no timely and effective countermeasures, warned Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung.
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The position of the storm on September 15 (Source: nchmf.gov.vn) 
