Typhoon Conson set to take complex path on South China Sea

Men use plastic sheets to protect them from rain caused by severe tropical storm Conson in Manila, Philippines on Sept 8, 2021. Typhoon Conson slammed into the eastern Philippines, causing power outages, suspension of work in government offices, and flooding in some areas on Sept 7, 2021. - AP

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Typhoon Conson will enter the East Sea (internationally known South China Sea) on Wednesday (Sept 8) night and is forecast to take a complicated path.

According to the National Centre of Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 2pm on Wednesday, the centre of the typhoon was in the south of Luzon Island in the Philippines with sustained average winds of 75 to 90km per hour near the typhoon eye, and up to 117km per hour gusts approaching level 11 on the Beaufort scale.