Vietnam sighs with relief, the storm turns into a tropical depression

Although accompanied by torrential rains and high winds, the phenomenon did not cause deaths in the coastal localities of territory and material losses, yet to be quantified accurately, must be minimal.

The Hydrometeorological Institute of Vietnam (CPHV) has indicated that Son Tinh winds have only a speed of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour and will continue to weaken as it s & # 39; 39, advance west in this mountainous region.

the permanence of heavy rains and possible floods and landslides.

For this time of year, Vietnam remains concerned about the weather due to the typhoon frequency of the year 2018, the CPHV has predicted the formation of more than a dozen such phenomena in the East Sea, four or five of which would directly affect Vietnam.

According to official data, more than 400 people die each year in the Indochinese nation from natural disasters, while material losses account for more than one per cent of gross domestic product [19659003] agp / asg