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Nguyen Van Nga (right) and his family cut bamboo poles to secure their seafood restaurant in Cua Lo ward.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh |
On 24/8, Cua Lo beach in Nghe An province, a projected landfall site for the typhoon, experienced light rain and a noticeable absence of tourists. Coastal restaurants began removing their furniture in preparation for the storm.
Nghe An province implemented a sea ban at 5 a.m. today. Authorities instructed transport and business enterprises to develop response plans and prohibited stacking containers more than two high to prevent damage from strong winds.
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Nearly 80 km south, at Thien Cam beach in Ha Tinh province, heavy rain fell on 24/8 as restaurant and entertainment venue owners hurried to secure their belongings.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh |
Thai, a seafood restaurant owner, reinforced his storefront with cables and iron bars. He also used tables to protect the glass windows from shattering in the high winds.
Cua Lo ward has approximately 25 hotels and resorts, and over 10 restaurants catering to visitors. Hundreds of seaside eateries and seafood stalls add to the area's appeal.
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Two employees moved decorative lights inland. Workers used power tools to dismantle iron structures anchored in the sand.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh |
Nguyen Van Nga (right) and his family cut bamboo poles to secure their seafood restaurant in Cua Lo ward.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh
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A business hired a crane to load jet skis onto a truck for safekeeping.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh |
Two workers loaded outdoor advertising panels onto a truck for removal.
Cua Lo is one of north-central Vietnam's most popular beaches, known for its smooth white sand, gently sloping shoreline, and clear blue water.
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Ho Thi Nhi dug up the sand to dismantle five thatched huts along the beach. "If I leave them here, the typhoon will blow them all away. I'll rebuild them after the storm to welcome guests for the September 2 holiday," she said.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh |
Nearly 80 km south, at Thien Cam beach in Ha Tinh province, heavy rain fell on 24/8 as restaurant and entertainment venue owners hurried to secure their belongings.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh
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It took four people to move each iron-framed, nearly 100 kg thatched hut inland. The beach was deserted, and coastal businesses were closed.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh |
Two employees moved decorative lights inland. Workers used power tools to dismantle iron structures anchored in the sand.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh
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A business hired a crane to load jet skis onto a truck for safekeeping.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh
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A stall with an iron frame was lowered, and its canvas cover removed.
Thien Cam is a popular beach in Ha Tinh province and north-central Vietnam, with nearly 40 restaurants and more than 15 hotels.
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Under sunny skies in Nhat Le beach, Dong Hoi city, Quang Tri province, business owners along the coast packed up their belongings and removed signage on 24/8 in anticipation of Typhoon Kajiki.
Quang Tri province enacted a sea ban at 7 a.m. today. Although not directly in the typhoon's projected path, Pham Thanh Binh, owner of a seafood restaurant on the beach, took precautions by dismantling and securing his property.
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Ho Thi Nhi dug up the sand to dismantle five thatched huts along the beach. "If I leave them here, the typhoon will blow them all away. I'll rebuild them after the storm to welcome guests for the September 2 holiday," she said.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh
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It took four people to move each iron-framed, nearly 100 kg thatched hut inland. The beach was deserted, and coastal businesses were closed.Photo: Duc Hung - Dac Thanh
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Tai and his family removed the canvas awning from their stall. "The forecast predicts the typhoon will make landfall in north-central Vietnam, so I took down all the canvas. Otherwise, the typhoon will blow it away or tear it," he explained.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that at 1 p.m., the typhoon was in the northwestern waters of the Paracel Islands, approximately 520 km east of Nghe An, 500 km east of Ha Tinh, and 430 km from Quang Tri, with maximum sustained winds of 149 km/h (category 13) and gusts of 15. Moving west at 20 km/h, the typhoon is forecast to be near the coast of Thanh Hoa - Quang Tri by 1 p.m. tomorrow, with maximum sustained winds of category 12-13 and gusts of 15.
The meteorological agency has issued a level 4 disaster risk warning (on a scale of 1 to 5) for the coastal areas of Thanh Hoa - Quang Tri and inland areas of Thanh Hoa - north Quang Tri. A level 3 warning is in effect for the Gulf of Tonkin and the sea area from south Quang Tri to Hue (including Hon Ngu island and Con Co special economic zone).
