According to the General Department of Hydrometeorology (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), at 10:00 a.m. on September 6, the center of super typhoon No. 3 (super typhoon Yagi) was at about 19.3 degrees North latitude; 112.0 degrees East longitude, about 130 km East Southeast of Hainan Island (China); about 570 km East Southeast of Quang Ninh. The strongest wind near the center of the super typhoon was level 16 (184-201 km/h), gusting to level 17, moving westward at a speed of 15-20 km/h.
According to forecasts, the super typhoon will make landfall on Hainan Island that same evening and weaken by about 3 levels before entering the Gulf of Tonkin. At 7am on September 7, the center of super typhoon Yagi was at about 20.6 degrees north latitude; 108.3 degrees east longitude, about 120 km east southeast of Quang Ninh. The storm is at level 13, gusting to level 16, and will make landfall in the mainland area from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh before weakening into a tropical depression.
Storm No. 3 (Yagi) has strengthened into a super storm, forecast to be very strong, with a high level of natural disaster risk.
The circulation of storm No. 3 is very wide and will have a great impact on the Northern and North Central provinces from this afternoon until the storm dissipates. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held an online meeting with ministries, branches and localities to prepare a response plan for super typhoon Yagi (storm No. 3).
To proactively respond to storm Yagi to ensure the safety of flights, people and property at airports, and minimize negative impacts on flight operations, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam requires agencies and units to organize 24/7 duty; strictly implement the Storm and Tropical Depression Response Procedure in civil aviation activities.
The powerful sweep of the super typhoon is making landfall
Airports, airlines, and flight operations service providers are requested to strengthen coordination and closely monitor the developments of typhoon Yagi to have plans to adjust flight plans or change flight schedules accordingly in some localities directly affected by typhoon Yagi and ensure flight safety.
Airlines also issued notices to passengers. In the latest notice, Vietnam Airlines said that "storm number 3 - Yagi is expected to directly affect the northern region of our country on September 6, 7, and 8. The airports expected to be affected during this time include: Noi Bai (Hanoi), Cat Bi (Hai Phong), Van Don (Quang Ninh), Tho Xuan (Thanh Hoa), Vinh (Nghe An)".
Localities need to focus on prevention to ensure safety and avoid serious consequences from the storm.
The Northern Gulf of Tonkin area is being forecast by experts to have a level 4 natural disaster risk (red) - a high risk level, just after level 5 (purple) - a catastrophic risk level.
There are 3 levels of natural disaster risk due to tropical depressions and storms (level 3, level 4 and level 5); classified based on intensity, scope of influence, areas directly affected and potential damage of the natural disaster. The risk level of each type of natural disaster is divided into a maximum of 5 levels and is assigned a characteristic color on the maps, according to the increasing level of natural disaster risk.
According to the Washington Post, Hurricane Yagi has become the second strongest storm of 2024 globally, behind only Hurricane Beryl, a storm with winds of 265km/h in the eastern Caribbean on July 2.
