Many trees have been uprooted and houses have had their roofs blown away by strong gusts as Tropical Storm Vamco, the 13th to hit Vietnam this year, closes in on the north-central mainland.

As of 10:00 am on Sunday, the storm was located in the maritime area off the localities from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue Provinces, packing wind speed of 75-90km per hour and gusts at up to 133km an hour, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting reported.

Vamco is expected to travel westward and make landfall between Ha Tinh and Thua Thien-Hue in the next hours, before weakening into a tropical depression.

The tropical depression will release winds at 40-60km per hour, head toward Laos in the next six to 12 hours, and be further downgraded.

Due to the storm circulation, heavy downpours of 100-200 millimeters will batter provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue on November 15 and 16.

Rainfall of 40-80 millimeters will also dampen the Red River Delta, as well as Hoa Binh and Son La Provinces during this period.

Rough seas and high waves will occur along the coast from Ha Tinh Province to Da Nang City, while coastal areas are also at high risk of inundation.

According to the observation of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters, strong winds and heavy rain started affecting central provinces early on Sunday.

Multiple trees have been uprooted while many houses have had their roofs blown away.

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