Quy Nhon has pouring rain and strong winds, beware of rising sea levels

bão kalmaegi - Ảnh 1. — Many high waves at sea in Quy Nhon ward ( Gia Lai province) hit the shore - Photo: MINH HOA

From the early afternoon of November 6, the sky over Quy Nhon darkened, black clouds swirled, and the wind howled, making the whole space sink into a murky gray. At around 4 p.m., typhoon Kalmaegi (typhoon No. 13) was about to make landfall, with strong gusts of wind and violent waves crashing in.

The strong winds knocked down trees and uprooted them, scattering objects everywhere. Some poorly reinforced roofs and signs were blown away and scattered everywhere.

In the coastal area of Quy Nhon along Xuan Dieu and An Duong Vuong streets, waves over 3m high crashed strongly, rolling up the shore, creating white foam. The sound of wind and waves combined to create a chaotic and tense scene before the storm hit.

After 4pm, the sky began to darken, immersed in rain.

Local authorities have urgently evacuated thousands of households in coastal areas of Quy Nhon and areas at risk of landslides in Gia Lai. Rescue forces, police and soldiers are on duty, doing their best to ensure people's safety.

The Civil Defense Command under the People's Committee of Gia Lai province has just issued a quick report on response to storm No. 13.

Accordingly, at 1:00 p.m. on November 6, the center of the storm was at about 13.3 degrees North latitude; 110.8 degrees East longitude, about 190km East Southeast of Quy Nhon (Gia Lai). The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 14-15 (150-183km/h), gusting to level 17. Moving in the West Northwest direction, speed 25-30km/h.

The sea area of Gia Lai province has strong winds of level 7-8, then increasing to level 9-12, waves 4.0-7.0m high; the area near the storm center has strong winds of level 13-15, gusting over level 17, waves 8.0-10.0m high; the sea is very rough. The coastal area of Gia Lai province has storm surges of 0.5-1.0m high. The highest sea level is in Quy Nhon (1.2m).

Warning for Gia Lai coastal areas to be on guard against rising sea levels accompanied by large waves causing flooding in low-lying areas, waves overflowing dikes, coastal roads, coastal erosion, slowing down flood drainage in the area. All ships, boats, and aquaculture areas in the above-mentioned dangerous areas are strongly affected by storms, whirlwinds, strong winds, large waves, and rising sea levels.

Strong winds on land in Gia Lai province (such as communes and wards: Bong Son, Hoai Nhon, Tam Quan, Hoai Nhon Dong, Hoai Nhon Tay, Hoai Nhon Nam, Hoai Nhon Bac, Phu My, An Luong, Binh Duong, Phu My Dong , Phu My Tay, Phu My Nam, Phu My Bac, Phu Cat, Xuan An, De Gi, Hoa Hoi, Binh Dinh, An Nhon, An Nhon Dong, An Nhon Bac, An Nhon Nam, An Nhon Tay, Tuy Phuoc, Tuy Phuoc Dong, Tuy Phuoc Tay, Tuy Phuoc Bac, Cat Tien, Ngo May, Quy Nhon Dong, Nhon Chau, Quy Nhon, Quy Nhon Bac, Quy Nhon Nam, Quy Nhon Tay, ...) have winds gradually increasing to level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9, the area near the storm's eye has strong winds of level 10-13 (focusing on the East of Gia Lai province), gusting to level 15-16.

The eastern region of Gia Lai province has very heavy rain with common rainfall of 200-400mm/period, locally over 600mm/period (such as communes of Van Canh, Canh Vinh, Canh Lien, An Lao, An Toan,...); the western region of Gia Lai province has heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 100-200mm/period, locally over 300mm/period.

From November 8th to 11th, heavy rain in the above mentioned areas tends to decrease. Warning of risk of heavy rain in a short period of time.

Due to the influence of the wide storm circulation, it is necessary to guard against the risk of thunderstorms, tornadoes and strong gusts of wind both before and during the storm's landfall.

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