Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane Ophelia is located about 295 mi…480 km SSW of the Azores with maximum sustained winds…100 mph…155 km/h. Present movement…ENE or 60 degrees at 24 mph…39 km/h.

In the Western Pacific Ocean: Tropical Storm 24w (Khanun), located approximately 346 nm southeast of Hong Kong, is tracking northwestward at 08 knots.

Newsbytes:

Vietnam - At least 54 people have now been reported dead and 39 missing in the destructive floods that battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the disaster prevention agency said on Friday. The floods that hit Vietnam this week starting on Monday are the worst in years. Floods have also affected seven of 77 provinces in Thailand, Vietnam's neighbor to the west, that country's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Thursday. More than 480,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) of agricultural land in Thailand has been hit, the department said.