The weather in north Vietnam is sunny and fresh, advantageous for the ongoing events of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi on Sunday. The fine weather is forecast to continue in the next couple of days with temperatures stringing between 23-32 degrees Celsius in Hanoi
Meanwhile, it is gloomy with rains in the southern and central regions, according to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.
In the central region, a cold front and tropical low pressure zone would continue bringing downpour to provinces from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan.
The depression on Saturday late afternoon was centered off Khanh Hoa – Ca Mau provinces’ coast and moving westward from the position of about 10.5-11.5 degrees north latitude and 110.5-111.5 degrees east longitude.
The waters off central and southern regions would experience stiff thunderstorms due to the depression’s circulation and easterly winds, strongly operating in the middle and southern parts of East Sea including Truong Sa (Spartly) Islands.
Heavy rains have surged floodwaters on rivers in central provinces from Thua Thien Hue to Ha Tinh.
By Sunday afternoon, the floods on several rivers will top alarming level 2 and 3, with Gianh River in Quang Binh Province to see highest flood crest of 6.3 meters.
The national weather bureau cautioned localities to prevent landslides caused by heavy rains and inundation in low-lying portions of Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
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