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Tropical depressions ravage East Vietnam Sea, lash areas with downpours

Tropical depressions ravage East Vietnam Sea, lash areas with downpours

Tuesday, June 28, 2016, 16:08 GMT+7

Although the earlier depression is now dissipating, a fresh one has formed, and is predicted to inundate multiple parts of Vietnam, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Unlike the previous, formed in the central part of the East Vietnam Sea last weekend, the new tropical depression is located in the north and is moving westwards through the country, the national weather center said on Monday.

The depression has winds gusting to between 40 and 50 kph and has crossed the Luzon Island of the Philippines before entering Vietnamese waters, causing climatic disturbances in the region.

As it approached waters south of Guangdong, a southern province of China, the climatic event weakened and became a trough, with wind strengths below 40 kph, the NCHMF said on Tuesday.

The phenomenon is forecast to continue through the Chinese province before dissipating, the hydro-meteorological center said.

Due to the impact of the sequential depressions, rough seas and downpours packed with strong squalls have been seen in the East Vietnam Sea, including the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and waters from the south-central province of Binh Thuan to the southern tip of Ca Mau.

Localities from Da Nang City to areas in southern provinces will continue to be drenched by heavy rains, according to the NCHMF.

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