Mass evacuations in Vietnam for typhoon Nari

HANOI, October 14, 2013 (AFP) - Vietnam is evacuating tens of thousands of people in the path of Typhoon Nari, state media said Monday, after the powerful storm left 13 dead in the Philippines.

Nari is expected to slam into central Vietnam on Tuesday morning, after ripping off rooftops, toppling trees and triggering flash floods in the northern Philippines over the weekend.

"Very strong winds are expected from later Monday. There might be heavy rains of up to 500 millimetres (20 inches) over the next few days," said Bui Minh Tang, head of Vietnam's national weather forecast centre.

Authorities in the central provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang were moving roughly 66,000 people in vulnerable coastal area to safety, according to the state-controlled Tuoi Tre newspaper.

Boats have been urged to seek shelter and food has been prepared for residents in case of prolonged flooding, reports said.

Vietnam is hit by around eight to 10 tropical storms every year, often resulting in loss of life and heavy material damage.

Last month Typhoon Wutip left a trail of destruction in the communist state, ripping the roofs off nearly 200,000 houses and leaving several people dead, according to state media.

Forty people have been killed in flooding in Vietnam since early September, according to an official toll.


-- (c) Copyright AFP 2013-10-14

Any ideas where's it heading after Vietnam?

Any ideas where's it heading after Vietnam?

http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/western-pacific/2013/Typhoon-Nari

Any ideas where's it heading after Vietnam?

Ok thanks, looks like it will come over Laos and dissipate (???) somewhere around East-Central Thailand?

I'm not sure of the terminology but how bad is the 20 KTS wind?

A lot of rain expect for Wednesday in central Thailand.

Who shall we blame this time,Thaksin or Yingluck?

Both of course!!! Someone from PTP said the rains (or was it floods) will be over in 7 days... and that was 2 weeks ago???

Any ideas where's it heading after Vietnam?

And in ten days, we will have the big Typhoon Wipha

trip cancelled then. Such a shame, i was looking forward to it

Any ideas where's it heading after Vietnam?

http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/western-pacific/2013/Typhoon-Nari

Like the last one, it will cease to be a typhoon and scatter...as a low pressure system. Perhaps rain will be a problem in a few areas.

"Any ideas where's it heading after Vietnam?"

Hopefully it will dump some more water on my paddies...

Typhoons can be difficult to prepare for...very difficult. But it seems the Vietnamese (unlike some governments) actually have a disaster plan in place to try and protect people. Good on them; hope it works.

Edited October 14, 201312 yr by marell

It will dump a moderate amount of rain in east-central Isaan from late Tuesday onwards. It moved fast over the East Sea so didn't suck up too much water and barely a Cat 1 when it hits Da Nang for breakfast Tuesday.

Wipha will be a non-event in LOS but Japan will get pretty wet.