Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Typhoon Nari hits Vietnam, 122,000 people evacuated




HANOI | Reuters, Tue Oct 15, 2013

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.

More than 2,000 passengers were stranded when national carrier Vietnam Airlines canceled 14 flights on Monday and planned to delay another eight on Tuesday, the airline said in a statement.

Vietnam's central region is widely exposed to the sea and is often hit during the storm season between July and October. Typhoon Nari did not affect the Central Highlands, Vietnam's coffee belt, which lies further to the south.

Nari was moving west at about 15 kmh (10 mph) and was expected to weaken into a tropical depression later on Tuesday, the national weather station said.

(Reporting by Ho Binh Minh; Editing by Paul Tait)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...


“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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How about Cambodia, how many soldiers were sent to help the people?

Not much, because the stupid Cambodian soldiers work for Hun Sen but not for the people.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

well, I already warned the VC to stay away from Cambodia politic or else, their country and nation will be swallowed by the sea. I want them to know that, this is only the beginning. If they still continue to be involved, I will continue to ask God almighty to come to destroy them until they have nothing left. This is a second warning. Viets must get out of Cambodia and its political system now! or else, the worst yet to come, Amen