According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 1 a.m. Friday, the tropical depression lay centered approximately 320 km southeast of the Hoang Sa special zone, with maximum winds of 61 kph, and moving west at 10 kph. The depression is likely to strengthen into a storm later on Friday.

The trajectory of a tropical depression off Vietnam's central coast that is likely to grow into a storm within August 29, 2025.

By 1 a.m. Saturday, the storm is expected to be over the waters northwest of the Hoang Sa special zone, with maximum winds of 62-74 kph. It will continue moving west at a faster speed of 20 kph.

By 1 a.m. Sunday, the storm will make landfall in the area between Nghe An and Hue, with wind speeds decreasing to 40-50 kph.

Hong Kong's weather station anticipates that the tropical depression will strengthen into a storm with maximum winds of around 65 kph. After reaching the area between Ha Tinh and Hue, the storm is expected to weaken as it moves into central Laos.

Starting Friday night, the sea area from Nghe An to Hue will experience increasing winds of 40-61 kph.

Since the beginning of the year, Vietnam has experienced five storms. The most recent, Typhoon Kajiki, made landfall in Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh in central Vietnam on Tuesday, with winds of up to 133 kph.

The typhoon caused severe damage not only in the north central region but also in the northern parts of the country, including Hanoi, which experienced heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides in many areas.

According to official government data, Typhoon Kajiki has left six people dead, two missing, and 47 injured. 34 houses were completely destroyed, and nearly 31,100 homes had their roofs torn off, with Ha Tinh suffering the most damage, nearly 25,000 affected homes and almost 4,000 homes flooded.

The storm also caused significant damage to infrastructure, with 407 schools, 48 healthcare facilities, 72 government offices, and cultural buildings sustaining roof damage.

Approximately 95,000 hectares of rice fields were inundated and damaged, especially in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Ninh Binh, alongside more than 11,000 hectares of crops and 9,700 hectares of fruit trees. Over 53,000 livestock and poultry were affected, along with 4,000 hectares of aquaculture and 274 floating cages.

There are 456 reported landslide points across the provinces of Son La, Bac Ninh, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Tri, and 13 bridges were damaged.

The power system was severely affected, with up to 1.6 million customers losing power at its peak. By Thursday night, the number had been reduced to 700,000.

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Tropical depression moves fast, about to strengthen into storm

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Typhoon Yagi weakens to tropical depression

Typhoon Yagi weakened into a tropical depression on the night of September 7, after moving further inland over the northern plains, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast (NCHMF).