Previously, a TikTok account owner “Vitme Ray Nhat Hang Bai” posted the information “63 Tien Giang Fairyland is working, after Yagi is Gener”, with the comment: “According to the weather forecast, Storm Gener is forming and heading towards the South”.
The above information has attracted many viewers and caused public confusion.
Regarding the above issue, a leader of the Department of Information and Communications of Tien Giang province said that the Department has directed professional units to quickly verify the information and the person who posted the information to have a handling direction.
"Publishing unverified information can easily lead to misunderstandings, making people lose their vigilance and causing public confusion," said the leader of the Department of Information and Communications of Tien Giang province.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) storm forecast said that the eastern low pressure system Aurora has strengthened into tropical depression Gener.
At 8:00 a.m. on September 16, the center of the tropical depression was at about 17.0 degrees north latitude, 125.0 degrees east longitude, about 315km east-northeast of Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines.
Winds near the center of the tropical depression are strong at 55 km/h, gusting to 70 km/h. The storm moves slowly in a west-southwest direction. Strong winds extend up to 360 km from the center of the tropical depression.
PAGASA forecasts moderate seas with waves ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 meters high in the coasts of Northern Luzon, Central Luzon and the east coast of Southern Luzon in the next 24 hours.
Moderate seas with 2.5m swells are forecast for the remaining coasts of the Philippines outside the storm warning area. Tropical Depression Gener is expected to move mainly west to west-southwest until the afternoon of September 18 before turning west-northwest to northwest for the remainder of the forecast period. Gener is expected to make landfall over Isabela or Aurora in the Philippines within the next 24 hours.
According to the forecast track, the tropical depression may leave the Philippine PAR forecast area on September 18, entering the East Sea, expected to make landfall on Hainan Island, China from late Friday night (September 20) to early Saturday morning (September 21).
Gener is likely to strengthen over the next two days but is expected to reach tropical storm status on Wednesday (September 18) after entering the East Sea.
Gener is forecast to maintain tropical storm intensity and weaken into a tropical depression before making landfall in Hainan, China. Due to its proximity to the Luzon landmass, the tropical depression's intensity and track are likely to change as it passes over Luzon.
