Storm No. 10 Bualoi is about to enter the East Sea, forecasting the time when it will affect mainland Vietnam

On the afternoon of September 26, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment, chaired a meeting with ministries, branches and provinces on responding to storm No. 10 Bualoi.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held a meeting to respond to storm Bualoi. Photo: Hanh Thom

Chairing the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment emphasized that the appearance of two storms at the same time could create a multi-disaster phenomenon, leading to heavy damage to people, property and infrastructure.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Mai Van Khiem - Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting - said that early this afternoon, September 26, the storm was in the central region of the Philippines with an intensity of level 11, gusting to level 14, moving at a speed of 30km/h.

Mr. Mai Van Khiem - Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting informed at the meeting. Photo: Hanh Thom

It is forecasted that on the evening of September 26, the storm will enter the eastern sea area of the central East Sea and become storm number 10 in 2025.

According to Mr. Khiem, storm Bualoi moves very fast at 25 - 35km/h (twice as fast as a normal storm); reaching its strongest intensity of level 13, gusting to level 16 in the Hoang Sa special zone on September 28.

Expected to make landfall in Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh provinces with intensity of level 12, gusting to level 15 on the morning of September 29.

The strongest intensity is level 13, gusts level 15, when reaching the shore it is likely to be as strong or even stronger than storm number 5 Kajiki.

Update on reservoir and dike situation

According to the report of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, regarding the situation of reservoirs and inter-reservoirs in the Red River basin, the upstream water level of reservoirs at 11:00 a.m. on September 26 was as follows: Son La: 214.14m (0.86m lower than the average water level); Hoa Binh: 113.18m (3.82m lower than the average water level); Tuyen Quang: 117.61m (2.39m lower than the average water level); Thac Ba: 57.36m (0.64m lower than the average water level).

Total remaining capacity of the reservoirs for flood control: 1,731.60 million m3, of which: Son La: 712 million m3; Hoa Binh: 706 million m3; Tuyen Quang: 170.99 million m3; Thac Ba: 142.62 million m3. Currently, Thac Ba reservoir is opening 02 spillway gates (from 13:30 on September 23).

There are 2,495 reservoirs in the Northern region, with an average storage capacity of 68-97% of the designed capacity. Currently, 137 reservoirs are damaged; 52 reservoirs are being repaired, upgraded, or newly built.

The North Central region has 2,323 reservoirs, with a capacity of 72 - 89% of the design capacity. Currently, 132 reservoirs are damaged; 65 reservoirs are being repaired and upgraded.

Regarding the situation of dykes, on the sea dykes and river dykes of the provinces from Hung Yen to Hue, there are 52 key locations of weak dykes (Hung Yen: 09, Ninh Binh: 09, Thanh Hoa: 01, Ha Tinh: 15; Quang Tri: 14; Hue: 04).

The sea dykes are currently designed to withstand storms of level 9-10, tides of 5%; there is a high risk of being unsafe when storms reach level 12, gusts of level 15 (exceeding the design level). On the sea dykes and river estuaries of the provinces and cities from Hung Yen to Hue, there are 03 projects under construction (Hung Yen: 01; Ninh Binh: 01; Hue: 01).

According to Tien Phong Newspaper

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/xa-hoi/202509/bao-so-10-bualoi-sap-di-vao-bien-dong-du-bao-thoi-diem-anh-huong-den-dat-lien-viet-nam-0f80449/