According to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, on the morning of August 25, Ha Tinh had heavy rain and strong winds. The waves in Loc Ha commune, Co Dam are quite high. The rains, accompanied by strong winds, made it difficult to move on the road.
On the coastal road of Ha Tinh, most people have closed their doors and took shelter indoors to ensure safety.
Mr. Le Duc Hiep (45 years old, residing in Dai Dong village, Co Dam commune, Ha Tinh province) said that the wind started to get stronger from around 8am this morning.
To proactively prevent storms, since August 24, he has trimmed trees and reinforced the roof to avoid the storm affecting the roof.
"It rained heavily all night, the wind started to beat strongly, making me very worried, unable to sleep. Hearing the forecast of storm No. 5 being very strong, I was very worried. Hopefully the storm will not cause any damage," Mr. Hiep shared.
According to the report of the Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Ha Tinh province, on the morning of August 25, the Ha Tinh sea area had winds gradually increasing to level 7 - 9, then increasing to level 10 - 11, the area near the storm's eye passed level 12 - 14, gusts of level 17, waves 5.0 - 7.0m high, the area near the eye 8.0 - 10.0m, the sea was very rough.
Storm surge and flood warning in coastal areas: Storm surge is 0.5 - 1.8m high; Water level according to the station markers at Cua Nhuong (Ha Tinh) is 2.2 - 2.6m high. High risk of flooding in low-lying areas, coastal areas, river mouths due to rising water and big waves in the afternoon and evening of August 25
On land, the wind will gradually increase to level 8 - 11, gusting to level 12 - 14. In particular, the North of Ha Tinh area has strong winds of level 12 - 14, gusting to level 15 - 16.
Forecast of heavy rain in Ha Tinh province: Due to the impact of storm No. 5, from the morning of August 25 to the end of August 26, Ha Tinh province will have heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms. Total rainfall in common areas is 200 - 400mm, in some places over 600mm.
At 6:00 a.m. on August 25, the water level of some large reservoirs such as Ke Go Lake +25.21/+32.5m (residence of 164.2/345 million m3, reaching 47.6% of TK) was at the overflow level of +26.5m; Song Rach Lake +20.06/+23.2m (residence of 75.05/124.5 million m3, reaching 60.3% of TK) - high at the deep overflow level of +19,93m; Ngan Truoi Lake +34.851/52.0m (residence of 231.06/775.7 million m3, reaching 29.8% of TK) - high at the deep overflow level of +48.6m. Other medium and small reservoirs have so far reached 55 to 85%.
6 reservoirs are overflowing, including: Song Rac Lake with a flow of 20 m3/s; Boc Nguyen Lake with a flow of 10 m3/s; Kim Son Lake with a flow of 05 m3/s; Thuong Song Tri Lake with a flow of 10 m3/s; Tau Voi Lake with a flow of 03 m3/s; Han Da Lake with a flow of 05 m3/s.
As of 06:00 on August 25, localities in Ha Tinh have evacuated people, 5,454 households/14,034 people.
Depending on the conditions of storms and floods, localities continue to review to direct and focus forces to support the evacuation of people in dangerous areas to safe shelters.
