Tropical Storm Wipha batters Vietnam
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Storm Wipha has triggered widespread flooding in northern Vietnam after making landfall Tuesday morning, and is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms to Hanoi by evening. Storm Wipha made landfall along Vietnam’s northern coast Tuesday morning ...
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Al Jazeera on MSNTyphoon Wipha whips Vietnam as Philippines flooding displaces thousandsVietnam is expecting 500mm of rainfall as Typhoon Wipha approaches the northern coast after skirting the Philippines.
However, heavy rainfall continues in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces, heightening the risk of flash floods and landslides. As of 1:00 PM on July 22, the storm’s center was located at approximately 20.1°N latitude and 106.0°E longitude, over the ...
The accident took place around 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, soon after Typhoon Wipha entered the South China Sea.
The tropical cyclone was expected to make landfall in mainland China later on Sunday with winds equivalent to those of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane.
Dozens of rescuers were scrambling in Vietnam on Sunday to trace four missing people after retrieving the bodies of dozens killed when a thunderstorm capsized a boat in the top tourist destination of Halong Bay,