Vietnam evacuating low-lying areas as strong typhoon nears

27/10/2020 13:07

        Vietnam's state media said, the country scrambled Tuesday to evacuate more than a million people in its central lowlands as a strong typhoon approached while some regions are still dealing with the aftermath of recent killer floods.
        
        Typhoon Molave is forecast to slam into Vietnam's south central coast with sustained winds of up to 135 kilometersper hour on Wednesday morning, according to the official Vietnam News Agency. The typhoon left at least 3 people dead and 13 missing and displaced more than 120,000 villagers in the Philippines before blowing toward Vietnam.
        
        Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered provincial authorities late Monday to prepare to evacuate about 1.3 million people in regions lying on the typhoon's path.