Storm Chanchu to bring torrential rains to Vietnam
A storm approaching towards the Philippines and the East Sea is to cause heavy rains in southern Vietnam, the Vietnamese weather bureau predicted Thursday.
The southern Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center said the Storm Chanchu was moving northwest by west towards southern Philippines.
It could reach the East Sea Saturday morning and thus become the first storm this year on the sea, the center added.
Two days from now, the storm will begin to cool down the currently hot weather in the central region and bring more rains in the central highlands.
The southern coastal region and Ho Chi Minh City are expected to experience heavy rains.
The name Chanchu was submitted by Macao and is a Chinese word for pearl.
Reported by Mai Vong Translated by Hoang Bao
