A cold front from the north has moved towards northern Vietnam and is forecast to cover the area this night, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.
Affected by the cold front, northern provinces will have showers and sparse thunderstorms together with impending tornadoes while the central region will see medium to heavy rains tomorrow morning.
In southern region, the weather has turned cloudy and rainy due to an inter-tropical convergence zone which was heading towards the north yesterday.
Meanwhile, a low pressure system has intensified on the East Sea. It was on the northern part of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, specifically at 10-12 degrees north latitude, 110-112 east longitude on this morning.
Affected by the system and southwesterly winds, the middle and southern parts of the East Sea, the waters off Binh Dinh to Ca Mau and Ca Mau to Kien Giang provinces and Thailand Gulf will experience gusts and thunderstorms.
In related news, as of yesterday afternoon Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front Committee received about VND3.5 billion (US$179,000) and over 12,000 kilograms of rice, instant noodle, bottled water and clothes from organizations and individuals in the city for flood-hit provinces of Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien-Hue and Nghe An.
The same day, chairman of Hanoi Fatherland Front Committee Dao Van Binh led a mission visited and gave Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces VND3.5 billion, which partly should have been spent on firework performance to welcome the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi on October 10.
Over the last few days, people nationalwide have assisted flood-battled residents with VND3.75 billion.
On three days beginning Wednesday, a relief delegation from the Construction Corporation No.1 would visited and offered 2,000 presents, worth VND500,000 each, to residents in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Nghe An provinces.
Quang Binh alone so far has received nearly VND20 billion (US$1 million) in relief. The province has suffered a total damage estimated at VND1,800 billion in the fatal floods since early October.
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