According to the latest storm news from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Typhoon Gezani has officially made landfall in Madagascar since February 10 at super typhoon level. Strong winds exceeding 185 km/h, gusting 270km/h, devastating the island in the Indian Ocean, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 370 people.
Typhoon Gezani weakened into a low pressure area, but then the system quickly intensified.
By February 14, Gezani had officially strengthened again into a super typhoon on the Mozambique Strait and approached this southeastern African country.
The super typhoon has moved in a southwest direction at a speed of nearly 15 km/h in the past 6 hours. The maximum sea wave recorded is about 9.1 m, causing very dangerous maritime conditions.
The strongest wind in the area near the center reaches 185km/h and tends to continue to reach 195km/h today.
It is forecast that the storm's intensity may strengthen slightly in the next 12 hours and maintain wind force for the next 24 hours. The storm will soon accelerate eastward, then southeastward before being drawn into the periphery of the subtropical high pressure trough and suddenly turning back towards the equator.
In the following days, the storm weakened into a low pressure area and gradually disintegrated.
The sea off Mozambique and nearby shipping routes will maintain very high waves and strong winds.
Meanwhile, in the East Sea from this stage to March 10th, there is little chance of storms/tropical depressions appearing. However, sea weather is still affected by cold air, with strong winds and big waves affecting ship operations.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting assesses that cold air is weaker than the multi-year average, but can still cause severe cold and harmful cold for short days in the North and Thanh Hoa - Nghe An; light rain, drizzle with fog in the Northeast.
It is forecasted that there may be some widespread rains in Ha Tinh - Hue and the South Central Coast; in the South, unseasonal rain may appear.
People and tourists in areas affected by bad weather need to regularly update the latest news, follow the instructions of local authorities. Avoid moving into areas with warnings of storms, flash floods, landslides, and prepare plans to change schedules when necessary.
