Strong winds, rough seas to hit central Vietnam
17:45 04/03/2009

      A tropical low pressure system is expected to throw gusty 39-49kph winds and turbulent water at Vietnam’s central coast from Quang Ngai to Quang Binh provinces Tuesday night.

The storm was 330km east of the Thua Thien Hue coast at 1:00pm Tuesday (Vietnamese time), and is forecasted to move northeast at 10-15kph over the next 24 hours, said the Central Hydrometeorological Center.

The Central Steering Board for Flood and Storm Prevention local agencies to bring in fishing boats and evacuate oil rigs in affected areas.

Reported by Quang Duan – Translated by Minh Phat

Source : thanhniennews.com