Huu Lung regional medical center completely submerged and isolated, as medical staff appeal for community support with food, water, and essential supplies for patients.
Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to bring strong winds of level 8, gusts of 9-10 to the coastal area of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong; northern Vietnam, Thanh Hoa - Nghe An will experience heavy rain today.
As of this afternoon, Typhoon Ragasa has weakened to a category 15 storm as it approaches the Leizhou Peninsula (China), and is no longer a super typhoon. It is forecast to enter the Gulf of Tonkin tonight with winds of category 10-11.
Due to the influence of a continental high-pressure system and friction from the Chinese terrain, experts predict super typhoon Kagasa will rapidly weaken as it enters the Gulf of Tonkin.
Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to increase in intensity by 1 or 2 categories today before reaching super typhoon strength (category 16) tomorrow and entering the South China Sea.
Just one day after strengthening into a typhoon, Ragasa has intensified by three categories and is forecast to gain another 4-5 categories within the next 24 hours.
A tropical depression in the south china sea has strengthened into typhoon number 8, named Mitag, and is heading towards guangdong (China) where it is expected to weaken. It poses no direct threat to Vietnam.
Typhoon Tapah is expected to make landfall in China this morning with winds of category 10-11, then move further inland, posing little threat to Vietnam's mountainous regions.
Typhoon Tapah is expected to make landfall in Guangdong, China on 8/9, weakening into a tropical depression that could bring widespread heavy rain to the mountainous and midland regions of northern Vietnam.
Just 12 hours after forming, Typhoon Tapah has intensified, and may reach category 10. While not expected to directly impact Vietnam, it could bring rain to the northern mountainous regions.
Cradling her two young children in a first-floor room, Trang Tho wept as Typhoon Kajiki ripped the metal roof and glass windows from the upper floor of her home, scattering debris everywhere.
I live in an area affected by Typhoon Kajiki. Due to the strong winds and heavy rain, I couldn't get my scheduled vaccination. Is it a problem to get it late, and what should I do? (Hai Dang, 25, Nghe An)
Last night, the typhoon shifted north and is forecast to make landfall in Thanh Hoa - Nghe An this afternoon, with maximum winds of 166 km/h, a category 14 storm, equivalent to last year's Typhoon Yagi.
