Central provinces embace for typhoon Noru to hit on late Sept 27

(VOVWORLD) - The National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center forecasts that in the next 24 hours typhoon Noru will move mainly to the west at 20-25 km per hour and tend to be stronger.
Central provinces embace for typhoon Noru to hit on late Sept 27 - ảnh 1The forecast way of typhoon Noru (photo: VNA)

By 7pm today the typhoon’s center will be about 260 km from Da Nang, 210 km from Quang Nam, and 200km from Quang Ngai to the east. The strongest wind in the area near the center of the storm is at level 13-14 and wind gust at level 16.

Affected localities have urgently relocated households in coastal areas and called boats to seek shelter. Binh Dinh province has relocated nearly 19,000 households with more than 65,000 people to a safe place and set up inspection teams to closely watch the situation.  

Pham Anh Tuan, Chairman of Binh Dinh People's Committee, said:  “The top priority is to enhance communication to ask people to be vigilant, strengthen their houses, and prepare property for evacuation. The police and local authorities have the responsibility to protect the property for the people.”

Quang Ngai province has mobilized forces to coastal areas to help people reinforce their houses, arrange assets, and prepare to evacuate to safe places. Vo Van Dong, Chairman of Binh Son District People's Committee, Quang Ngai Province, said:  “Along with relocating people, we have prepared shelters and ensured food and drinking water and other necessary conditions. People have to move to safer places to protect their lives.”

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