Vietnam Braces for Another Storm as Yagi Typhoon Death Toll Surpasses 290

17/9/2024 19:59

        Vietnam is preparing for more flooding with a tropical depression forecast to strengthen into a storm as it heads to its central coast, days after typhoon Yagi set off floods and landslides that killed more than 290 people in the north.
        
        With a long coast facing the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian country is prone to tropical storms that can cause large numbers of casualties and serious damage to industrial production and properties.
        
        The depression is forecast to strengthen into a storm within the next 24 hours, the government said in a statement, as it sent a warning to coastal provinces.
        
        The storm would trigger heavy rains in central Vietnam, it said, adding that "the depression is evolving in a complicated manner, with possible changes in course, speed and strength."