Vietnam is hunkering down in preparation for a weakened
Typhoon Nesat, evacuating nearly 20,000 people from coastal areas. The hard-hit
Philippines is bracing for yet another monster storm building off its coast in
a region that’s already waterlogged from monsoon flooding.
Vietnam’s national weather forecasting centre says Nesat
has been downgraded to a tropical storm. It is now packing sustained winds of
up to 73 mph (117 kph) and is expected to make landfall Friday afternoon.
Heavy rains are being reported in northern and central
areas, and warnings have been issued for flash floods in low-lying areas and
for landslides in mountainous regions.
High winds are whipping through the capital of Hanoi’s as
the powerful storm churns off the northern coast.
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