New storm warning for central Laos, watch out !!!
A tropical storm moving in from the South China Sea is on track to reach central regions of Laos from tomorow. People living in low-lying areas along rivers and in mountain areas are being warned to take all necessary precautions against potential flooding or landslide risks, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department warned today.
Tropical storm Haitang is the eighteenth in the region this year, and is expected to begin impacting on Xepon district in Savannakhet province early today before moving to Xaybuathong, Mahaxay and Thakhek districts in Khammuan province by nightfall. Wind speeds are expected to exceed 15km per hour, the department predicted.
By the time it reaches Laos, the storm may have weakened to tropical depression category.
The storm will reach Vientiane province and the capital by tomorrow morning, bringing the possibility of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and landslides. Tropical storm Haitang will move more slowly than tropical storms Haima and Nock-Ten which hit in Laos in June and July, Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Division Head Ms Souvanny Phonevilay said.
She said heavy rains associated with the storm are likely to be more isolated, with the storm system being narrower than Haima and Nock-ten. People in affected areas should take care when they go fishing or searching for food in forests, Ms Souvanny cautioned.
Water levels in the Mekong River were falling yesterday in central and southern provinces after rain subsided. The level of the river in Pakxe district, Champassak province, yesterday was 11.65m and is expected to drop to 11.49 tomorow.
Upstream in Savannakhet province the Mekong was at 10.15m yesterday and is expected to fall to 10.05m today, while in Thakhek district, Khammuan province, it is currently 12.38m and is expected to drop to 12.29m tomorow.
Tropical storm Haitang is the eighteenth in the region this year, and is expected to begin impacting on Xepon district in Savannakhet province early today before moving to Xaybuathong, Mahaxay and Thakhek districts in Khammuan province by nightfall. Wind speeds are expected to exceed 15km per hour, the department predicted.
By the time it reaches Laos, the storm may have weakened to tropical depression category.
The storm will reach Vientiane province and the capital by tomorrow morning, bringing the possibility of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and landslides. Tropical storm Haitang will move more slowly than tropical storms Haima and Nock-Ten which hit in Laos in June and July, Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Division Head Ms Souvanny Phonevilay said.
She said heavy rains associated with the storm are likely to be more isolated, with the storm system being narrower than Haima and Nock-ten. People in affected areas should take care when they go fishing or searching for food in forests, Ms Souvanny cautioned.
Water levels in the Mekong River were falling yesterday in central and southern provinces after rain subsided. The level of the river in Pakxe district, Champassak province, yesterday was 11.65m and is expected to drop to 11.49 tomorow.
Upstream in Savannakhet province the Mekong was at 10.15m yesterday and is expected to fall to 10.05m today, while in Thakhek district, Khammuan province, it is currently 12.38m and is expected to drop to 12.29m tomorow.
The level of the river in Pakxan district, Borikhamxay province, dropped from 13.34m yesterday to 12.98m today, while in Vientiane the Mekong has fallen from 10.06m and is expected to fall to 9.81m tomorow.
River levels are expected to rise again in cental and southern provinces as the storm passes over, Ms Souvanny said.
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