Vietnam flew thousands of people out of its central and northern provinces on Sunday, with Typhoon Bualoi moving at an accelerated rate, hitting the country in the early hours of Monday. The storm hit the northern coastal province of Ha Tinh, and the meteorologists predicted that it would go further into the land, losing strength as it hit the hilly provinces of Ha Tinh and neighbouring Nghe An.
The central Philippines has already suffered the wrath of the typhoon, with at least 20 people dead since Friday, most of them drowned or hit by falling trees. In the Philippines, some 23000 families were displaced into more than 1400 emergency shelters.
In Vietnam, Bualoi caused winds of up to 133 kph (83 mph), a storm surge over one meter (3.2 feet), and heavy rainfall, which caused flash flood and landslides fears. State presses said more than 347,000 families were now without electricity and that powerful winds were tearing off corrugated iron roofs and concrete pillars. In the commune of Phong Nha (approximately 45 kilometres south of the city of Dong Hoi), residents reported dreadful gusts and nonstop rain smashing down on the region.
Police anchored fishing boats in the center and north and gave mass evacuation notices. Over 210,000 people were to be moved out of Da Nang, and Hue officials were making preparations to evacuate more than 32,000 people on the coast to more secure environments.
The activities of four airports on the coast, such as Da Nang International Airport, were suspended by the Civil Aviation Authority, which led to the rescheduling of several flights.
Central provinces have gotten a lot of rainfall since Saturday night, filling the streets and washing away debris. Other places like Hue, the floods swept low-lying places, roofs, and at least one person was still missing. A fishing boat sank, and another was grounded in the Quang Tri province. Nine people were rescued, and two others at sea are being rescued.
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