All residents of the G6A Thanh Cong apartment building (classified as a level D dangerous building) were evacuated on the night of 21/7 to avoid Typhoon Wipha.
Stepping into a supermarket at 5 p.m. on 21/7, 27-year-old Tran Ngoc Bich from Ngo Quyen ward, Hai Phong City, was stunned by the sight of people frantically shopping.
Typhoon Wipha is expected to strengthen to a category 11 storm tonight and make landfall between southern Hai Phong and northern Thanh Hoa from 10 a.m. tomorrow.
On 21/7, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam decided to temporarily suspend aircraft operations at Cat Bi Airport (Hai Phong) and Van Don Airport (Quang Ninh) due to the impact of Typhoon Wipha.
Northern Co.opmart and Co.op Food stores activated typhoon preparedness plans to ensure essential goods and support communities during the extreme weather.
Residents in Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh are securing roofs, taping windows, erecting windbreaks, and hauling boats ashore in preparation for Typhoon Wipha.
Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rain and strong winds as it swept across parts of southern China, causing flooded streets, downed trees, and property damage.
Typhoon Wipha is forecast to bring heavy rainfall, exceeding 600 mm in some areas, concentrated in northeast Vietnam, the mountainous regions of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh.
Residents in coastal provinces have employed various methods to reinforce their homes, drawing from experiences of previous storms, ahead of the third typhoon of the season.
At 7 a.m. on 21/7, Typhoon Wipha, currently a category 9 storm, is expected to intensify to category 10-11 as it moves into the Gulf of Tonkin, directly impacting provinces from Quang Ninh to Nghe An.
