The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) has issued a statement stating that heavy rain and strong winds are likely to occur in some regions and states from August 31 to September 3 due to the intensity of the tropical depression developing in the South China Sea.
According to the observations made at 9:30 am on August 29, a tropical depression has developed in the South China Sea. It is expected to move west-northwestwards and strengthen further into a tropical storm in the next 24 hours and cross the eastern coast of Vietnam on August 30.
Due to the intensity of the tropical depression, scattered rain and strong winds will be scattered in upper Sagaing Region, Kachin and northern Shan states and fairly widespread to widespread in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, lower Sagaing, Ayeyawady, Tanintharyi regions, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine and southern and eastern Shan states from August 31 to September 3.
Similarly, there will be occasional heavy rains and strong waves over the delta, Gulf of Martaban, along the Mon-Tanintharyi coasts and offshore. During the heavy rains, the sea and land wind speed may reach 35 miles per hour, and the wave height may be about 10 to 12 feet over the delta, Gulf of Martaban, along the Mon-Tanintharyi coasts and offshore.
Due to the intensity of the tropical depression, natural disasters such as heavy rains along with strong winds, thundershowers, lightning, hail, flash floods and landslides may be occurred, the DMH has advised people living near highlands in these areas to be aware of the risk of landslides, and those living near small rivers and streams to be aware of floods and inundations, and to take necessary precautions for domestic navigation, aviation, and irrigation dams.
