Tropical Storm Haiyan Sweeps Through Philippines, Vietnam and China, November 2013
After killing thousands in the Philippines the Tropical Storm Haiyan is nearing the tourist destination of Ha Long Bay in Northern Vietnam.
The Tropical Storm Haiyan is still very strong, currently carries gusts of up to 157km/h.
Reports from Vietnam suggest that 13 people have been killed and 81 injured along with nearly 900,000 people in the region being evacuated.
China issued a typhoon alert for Southern provinces along with the Hainan Island.
It has been reported that two bodies, believed to be sailors missing from a cargo vessel in the South China Sea, have been discovered off Hainan on Monday.
There are currently five crew members still unaccounted for.
The typhoon, which was initially a Category Five storm that caused mass destruction in the Philippines, is now classified as a severe tropical storm.
The main hazard will be the rainfall; a 48-hour accumulation of 100mm to 200mm is expected, with up to 400mm over high ground.
Potentially Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, will experience widespread flooding.
Many people from Hanoi have taken measures to stock up on supplies in case they cannot leave their homes for a few days.
The Tropical Storm Haiyan has already swept through the Con Co islands in Vietnam, 18 miles off the coast of the Quang Tri province, resulting in the 250 residents on the island being evacuated to shelters underground.
There was a distinct lack of food in these shelters for several days.
The threat of the Tropical Storm Haiyan has resulted in several international and domestic flights being cancelled; schools in the North have been closed, in the coastal regions boats have been ordered back to port.
Vietnamese authorities have evacuated around 883,000 citizens from 11 central provinces to safer zones.
Many people are annoyed that the warnings have come too late.
Xinhua, in China, stated that the National Meteorological Center had issued the highest alert in its four-color typhoon warning system - a red typhoon warning.
In the tourist resort of Sanya, in Hainan, over 13,000 people have been evacuated.
Over 200 flights at Hainan's airports have been delayed or cancelled.
Hong Kong Observatory's typhoon tracker reported that the Tropical storm Haiyan passed by the South-Western tip of Hainan as it headed for landfall on the Vietnam coast close to the China border.
Xinhua have also reported that eight people have died due to being swept out to the Northern Taiwan Sea by waves attributed to Haiyan.
In the Philippines the typhoon killed around 10,000 people in just one area; rescuers are still not able to reach several other cut-off regions.
The Tropical Storm brought in sustained winds of 235km/h (147mph), with gusts of 275 km/h (170 mph), with waves as high as 15m (45ft), bringing up to 400mm (15.
75 inches) of rain in places.
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The Tropical Storm Haiyan is still very strong, currently carries gusts of up to 157km/h.
Reports from Vietnam suggest that 13 people have been killed and 81 injured along with nearly 900,000 people in the region being evacuated.
China issued a typhoon alert for Southern provinces along with the Hainan Island.
It has been reported that two bodies, believed to be sailors missing from a cargo vessel in the South China Sea, have been discovered off Hainan on Monday.
There are currently five crew members still unaccounted for.
The typhoon, which was initially a Category Five storm that caused mass destruction in the Philippines, is now classified as a severe tropical storm.
The main hazard will be the rainfall; a 48-hour accumulation of 100mm to 200mm is expected, with up to 400mm over high ground.
Potentially Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, will experience widespread flooding.
Many people from Hanoi have taken measures to stock up on supplies in case they cannot leave their homes for a few days.
The Tropical Storm Haiyan has already swept through the Con Co islands in Vietnam, 18 miles off the coast of the Quang Tri province, resulting in the 250 residents on the island being evacuated to shelters underground.
There was a distinct lack of food in these shelters for several days.
The threat of the Tropical Storm Haiyan has resulted in several international and domestic flights being cancelled; schools in the North have been closed, in the coastal regions boats have been ordered back to port.
Vietnamese authorities have evacuated around 883,000 citizens from 11 central provinces to safer zones.
Many people are annoyed that the warnings have come too late.
Xinhua, in China, stated that the National Meteorological Center had issued the highest alert in its four-color typhoon warning system - a red typhoon warning.
In the tourist resort of Sanya, in Hainan, over 13,000 people have been evacuated.
Over 200 flights at Hainan's airports have been delayed or cancelled.
Hong Kong Observatory's typhoon tracker reported that the Tropical storm Haiyan passed by the South-Western tip of Hainan as it headed for landfall on the Vietnam coast close to the China border.
Xinhua have also reported that eight people have died due to being swept out to the Northern Taiwan Sea by waves attributed to Haiyan.
In the Philippines the typhoon killed around 10,000 people in just one area; rescuers are still not able to reach several other cut-off regions.
The Tropical Storm brought in sustained winds of 235km/h (147mph), with gusts of 275 km/h (170 mph), with waves as high as 15m (45ft), bringing up to 400mm (15.
75 inches) of rain in places.
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