Tropical depression may bring over 500 mm of rain to 4 Vietnamese northern localities

A tropical depression in the Gulf of Tonkin in the East Vietnam Sea is forecast to repeatedly change direction over the gulf and bring heavy rain to northern Vietnam, particularly in Lang Son, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, from Friday night through next Monday, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.