North-eastern region, including Hà Nội, predicted experience heavy rainfall, strong winds since midday

Hanoians go to the market early Saturday morning to buy necessities before the typhoon Yagi makes landfall on the mainland.—VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

HÀ NỘI — Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected in the north-eastern region, including Hà Nội, from midday to evening on Saturday due to the impacts of typhoon Yagi.

For provinces further inland, the rain is forecast to arrive later and persist for a longer period.

The forecast indicates that rainfall in the north-eastern region could range from 100 to 350mm, with some areas receiving between 100 and 150mm from morning to midday on Saturday.

Hoàng Phúc Lâm, deputy director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, revealed the latest update on typhoon Yagi on Saturday morning.

Lâm also said in the north-eastern region, strong winds of up to level 6 (39-49km/h) were expected to affect Quảng Ninh Province.

By the morning and midday of Saturday, the winds would intensify and spread across the region.

The centre reported that as of 7am on Saturday, the typhoon was positioned over the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, about 150km east-southeast of Quảng Ninh – Thái Bình.

The strongest winds near the typhoon's centre were at level 14 (150-166 km/h), with gusts reaching level 17, moving in a west-north-west direction at 15-20 km/h.

Due to the typhoon, winds at Bạch Long Vỹ have already reached level 12 (118 – 133km/h), with gusts up to level 14.

A tree falls, due to the impacts of typhoon Yagi, and injures a person on Lê Văn Hưu Street in Hà Nội on Friday afternoon. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương Anh

In Cô Tô Island, winds are at level 7 (50–61 km/h), with gusts reaching level 12, while in Móng Cái District, winds are at level 6 (39–49 km/h) with gusts up to level 9.

In the Gulf of Tonkin, waves are expected to reach 3-5m, with heights of 6-8m near the typhoon's centre.

Coastal waters from Quảng Ninh Province to Thanh Hoá Province will experience waves of 2-3m, increasing to 2-4m, and up to 3-5m near the typhoon's centre.

The coastal areas from Thanh Hoá Province to Quảng Ninh Province should be prepared for storm surge of 0.5- 2m on Saturday afternoon and evening.

In Quảng Ninh and Hải Phòng coastal areas, a storm surge of approximately 0.5m is anticipated around Saturday morning and midday.

Areas where vessels are moored, aquaculture zones and coastal dykes are all likely to experience the impacts of strong winds, large waves and storm surge.

Low-lying coastal areas and river mouths should be vigilant for the risk of flooding due to storm surge and large waves. — VNS