The Vietnam announced plans To remove more than half a million peoplethis Sunday (24), While the country is preparing for the passage of Typhoon Kajiki.
The forecast is that a Pass through the south coast province insular of Hainan, China, from the night Sunday, before following to Vietnam, said the National Meteorological Center of China
Earlier, the Typhoon gained strength, with winds reaching 166 km/h (103 mph), According to the Vietnam National Time Prediction Agency. The expectation is that the phenomenon will strengthen even more, with winds up to 180 km /h.
Authorities of planning more than 586,000 people from the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue and And n Thewhere the typhoon should reach on the morning of Monday (25), said the state media.
The government announced that people should not circulate on the streets from Sunday afternoon and put soldiers to help the population. rno.
Seven coastal provinces of Vietnam They banned the boats from leaving the coast. Furthermore, The country’s airline, Vietnam Airlines, canceled at least 22 flights from and to central cities between Sunday and Monday. Vietjet Aviation reported that it was canceling or delaying flights, but did not provide details.
Typhoon must also reach Chinese territory
The China Meteorological Agency foresees heavy rains and strong winds in Hainan and in the neighboring provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi, with areas in Hainan scheduled to receive until 320 mm (12.6 inches).
Sanya has issued a red tuft alert – the highest in China’s color -encoded warning system – and raised her emergency response to the most severe level, according to local government Wechat account.
City authorities called a meeting, asking for preparation to The “worst scenarios,” said the government.
All classes and works they were suspended, and shopping malls, restaurants and supermarkets they were closed from Sunday. The vessels received orders for interrupt The operation in the waters of Sanya.
Since July, record rains hit the north and southern Chinain which the meteorologists described as climate extreme linked to climate change.
Natural disasters, including floods and dried, caused $ 7.28 billion in direct economic losses in China last month, affecting millions of people and leaving 295 dead or missing, according to data from the Emergency Management Ministry.
The Vietnamese government compared the strength of Kajiki Yagi’s, who hit the country less than a year ago, killing about 300 people and causing US $ 3.3 billion in material damage.
