Deputy PM Hai chaired an urgent meeting in Hanoi on July 23 to be prepared for the storm (Photo:VGP)

(VOV) - Tropical storm Vicente is heading for the northern coast very quickly and threatening coastal provinces, especially Quang Ninh and Haiphong. Tracking the course of the storm, weather experts warned that Vicente is moving in complex directions. The storm was travelling between west and northwest throughout the night of Monday, and is expected to churn along the southern coast of China on Tuesday before slamming into the northern coast the same day. The storm will bring heavy rains and strong winds when it batters Quang Ninh and Haiphong and nearby localities.  At an urgent meeting in Hanoi on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked northern and central coastal provinces to keep a close watch on the development of the storm, and call in tourism and fishing vessels ashore. He reminded Red Delta and mountain provinces to reinforce key projects, draw up anti-flooding plans in urban areas, and evacuate local residents out of flash flood prone areas if required. The Deputy PM assigned two inspection teams to make fact-finding tours of northern coastal provinces and work on storm prevention plans with local administrations.