⁍ Vietnam is rushing to ensure more than half a million people are out of harm’s way.
⁍ Typhoon Molave is set to dump more heavy rain on a central region devastated by weeks of intense weather.
⁍ Hundreds of flights were cancelled and schools closed in affected areas.
⁍ Molave will be the fourth storm to hit the Southeast Asian country this month.
– More than a million people have been evacuated as Vietnam prepares for its fourth typhoon of the month. Typhoon Molave is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam early Wednesday, bringing with it heavy rain and wind speeds of up to 103mph, Reuters reports. The region has been hit by floods and landslides that have killed 130 people so far this month. More than a million people have been evacuated in preparation for Molave, which hit the Philippines with heavy rain over the weekend, killing at least three people. Vietnam’s prime minister has compared Molave to Typhoon Damrey, which killed more than 100 people and caused property damage of around $949.3 million in central Vietnam three years ago. Hundreds of flights have been canceled and schools closed in affected areas as the government rushes to ensure more than half a million people are out of harm’s way, Reuters reports. Molave is forecast to hit tourism infrastructure along its central beaches and the Dung Quat refinery in Quang Ngai province, with heavy rain forecast also for the coffee-growing Central Highlands. Coffee traders said heavy rains will hamper the harvest, starts from October, and delay the drying process of the beans.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm/vietnam-races-to-prepare-devastated-central-region-as-typhoon-nears-idUSKBN27C0R1