The forecast direction of Typhoon Kompasu. — Photo National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre
HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Typhoon Kompasu, the eighth storm to hit Vietnam this year, will land between the central provinces of Thanh Hóa to Quảng Bình and weaken to a tropical depression by 4pm on Thursday.
At 4am on Wednesday, the eye of the storm was about 270km to the northeast of the Hoàng Sa (Paracels) Archipelago.
