by Staff Writers Hanoi (AFP) Oct 14, 2013
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Vietnam is evacuating tens of thousands of people in the path of Typhoon Nari, state media said Monday, after the powerful storm left 13 dead in the Philippines.
Nari is expected to slam into central Vietnam on Tuesday morning, after ripping off rooftops, toppling trees and triggering flash floods in the northern Philippines over the weekend.
"Very strong winds are expected from later Monday. There might be heavy rains of up to 500 millimetres (20 inches) over the next few days," said Bui Minh Tang, head of Vietnam's national weather forecast centre.
Authorities in the central provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang were moving roughly 66,000 people in vulnerable coastal area to safety, according to the state-controlled Tuoi Tre newspaper.
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Typhoon Nari hits Vietnam, 122,000 people evacuated
HANOI |
Oct 15 (Reuters) - Typhoon Nari knocked down trees
and damaged hundreds of houses in central Vietnam early on
Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people,
state media said.More than 122,000 people had been moved to safe ground in several provinces, including Quang Nam and Danang city, by late Monday before the typhoon arrived, the official Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported.
Nari later hit the Vietnamese coast with wind speeds of up to 102 kmh (63 mph).
Soldiers were sent to help people reinforce their homes and guide ships to shelter in Danang, a famous tourist destination, state-run Voice of Vietnam radio said.
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