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Storm Prapiroon weakens into tropical depression after hitting northern Vietnam

By Staff reporters       JUL. 23, 2024

Storm Prapiroon made landfall in the northern province of Quang Ninh, home to Ha Long Bay, at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday before weakening into a tropical depression half an hour later, causing heavy rains.

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  • 9h15
    Heavy rains lash Hanoi, paralyze traffic

    Hanoi has received heavy rains since last night, resulting in flooding on numerous roads on Tuesday morning.

    By 9 a.m., traffic on the elevated Ring Road 3 remained stagnant. Major routes leading to the city center, such as Nguyen Trai, To Huu, Truong Chinh, Le Duan, and inner-city streets like Lang and Cau Giay, were also congested due to the flooding.

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    Vehicles are stuck on a road in Hanoi as rains flooded numerous streets, July 23, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Viet An
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    Vehicles are stuck on a road in Hanoi as rains flooded numerous streets, July 23, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Viet An
  • 08h30
    Quang Ninh is heavily flooded

    Many parts of Quang Ninh Province, home to Ha Long Bay, have been inundated following torrential downpours brought by the storm.

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    Storm Prapiroon weakens into tropical depression after hitting northern Vietnam

    The streets of Dong Trieu Town in Quang Ninh are submerged in floodwater. Video by Nhat Mai

  • 07h50
    Storm weakens into tropical depression

    The storm has weakened into a tropical depression after entering Quang Ninh, carrying winds of 61 kph. It is expected to move northwestward and weaken further into a low pressure zone over northeastern Vietnam by 7 p.m.

  • 07h30
    Torrential rains continue pouring in Quang Ninh

    Eight stations along the coast in Quang Ninh measured rainfall of more than 130 mm from 7 p.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday.

    Cat Ba Island of the neighboring Hai Phong received nearly 280 mm rainfall over the period.

  • 07h20
    Trees uprooted in Ha Long

    Strong winds uprooted many trees in the coastal city of Ha Long of Quang Ninh, causing traffic congestion.

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    Photo courtesy of Que toi Mong Cai
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    Photo courtesy of Que toi Mong Cai
  • 06h50
    Heavy rains in Hai Phong, schools closed 

    Located close to the eye of storm, Hai Phong City has been hit by heavy rains since Monday night. City authorities announced that students are allowed stay home on Tuesday.

  • 06h20
    Downpours in Hanoi, northern provinces

    Hanoi and nearby provinces Thai Binh and Nam Dinh, which do not lie in the storm's trajectory, were also affected with downpours from Monday night.

    Hanoi is forecast to receive around 100 mm rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday.

  • 06h00
    Cat Ba Island hit by torrential rains

    Cat Ba Island, around 60 km from Hai Phong, was hit by torrential rains from around 6 a.m. A total of 215 mm of rain poured down the island over the past 12 hours, mostly from 3 a.m. Tuesday.

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    Heavy rain in Cat Ba Island at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Photo by VnExpress
  • 05h21

    The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that at 5 a.m., storm Prapiroon caused strong winds of level 10 (89-102 kph) on Bach Long Vi island in the Gulf of Tonkin.

    In an about hour, the center of the storm will reach mainland Quang Ninh, home to world-famous Ha Long Bay.

    Strong winds are also reproted at Co To Island and Dam Ha City of Quang Ninh.

    The storm is currently heading northwest at a speed of 10 km/h.

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    Storm Prapiroon weakens into tropical depression after hitting northern Vietnam

    Strong winds in Hai Ha District of Quang Ninh Province at 5 a.m.

Due to the impacts of the storm, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, home to famous bays and islands, stopped giving permits for tourist ships to stay overnight at sea starting Monday noon.

Hai Phong has more than 3,800 tourists staying on Cat Ba island while Quang Ninh has more than 1,800 tourists staying on Co To and Van Don island districts.

This is the second major storm in the South China Sea this year, following the first one in May. The meteorological agency notes that this year’s storms are arriving late, expected to peak between September and November. There are forecasts of 11-13 storms and tropical depressions in the South China Sea, which Vietnam calls the East Sea, with five to seven affecting the Vietnamese mainland.

 
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