December 25, 2017 | 20:00 (GMT+7)
Truong Sa islanders overcome Tembin Storm’s consequences
PANO - Under the sound leadership of higher levels, troops and islanders in Truong Sa (Spratly) Island District actively overcame the consequences of Tembin, the 16th tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year.
Tembin, landed in the Philippines on Dec. 23, leaving behind 200 people dead and dozens of others missing, may also hit a number of Mekong Delta localities.
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The “bang qua vuong” (or barringtonia asiatica) tree on Truong Sa Island District fell after the storm |
At 4pm on Dec. 24, the storm’s center was 120km east of Vietnam’s Truong Sa Lon Island, the fourth largest one in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, with sustained wind speeds of 115-135km per hour.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF), the storm might hit southern localities from Ba Ria - Vung Tau to Ca Mau provinces in the evening of Dec. 25.
Up to now, 45 fishing ships of the provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, and Ba Ria - Vung Tau found shelters and over 200 fishermen were provided with medical services and necessities.
According to the initial statistics, nearly 80 solar panels and hundreds of trees on the archipelago were swept away by the storm.
The islanders and troops are surmounting the storm’s aftermaths.
Translated by Trung Thanh