Vietnam announced plans to evacuate more than half a million people and ordered boats to stay ashore, while the South Chinese city of Sanya on Sunday companies and public transport closed as both brace for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki.
The storm is expected to brush the south coast of the Chinese Island Province of Hainan from Sunday evening “before he goes to Vietnam, said the Chinese National Meteorological Center.
From 0900 GMT the storm had won strength, with winds reaching 166 km / h (103 MPH), according to the National Weather Forecast Agency by Vietnam.
It will probably further strengthen with wind speeds of up to 180 km / h, said the China’s weather forecast.
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Authorities in Vietnam plans to evacuate more than 586,000 people from the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue and Danang, where the typhoon is expected to land early on Monday, the state media reported.
People on the projected path should not go outside after 1400 GMT on Sunday and soldiers are ready to help, the government said.
Seven coastal provinces in Vietnam forbidden boats to leave the coast early on Sunday, ten Phong -Krant reported.
Vietnam Airlines has canceled at least 22 flights to and from central cities on Sunday and Monday. Vietjet Aviation said that flights canceled or postponed, but did not provide any details.
The Chinese Sanya, known for Resorts aan Zee and sandy beaches, closed tourist attractions, closed companies and suspended public transport.
‘Sausage-case scenarios’
The Chinese weather agency predicts heavy rainfall and strong wind in Hainan and nearby the province of Guangdong and the Guangxi region, with areas in Hainan who receive no less than 320 mm (12.6 inch) rain from Sunday to Monday.
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On Sunday morning, Sanya issued a red Typhoon -alert -the highest in the Chinese color code -warning system -and increased his emergency aid at the most serious level, according to posts on the WeChat account of the local government.
City officials gathered a meeting on Saturday evening and insisted on preparations for “sausage-case scenarios,” the government said.
All classes and construction were suspended and shopping centers, restaurants and supermarkets were closed from Sunday. Ships are ordered to stop operating in the waters of Sanya.
Since July Record Rainfall has set the North and South of China in what meteorologists have described as extremely again linked to climate change.
Natural disasters, including flooding and drought, caused 52.15 billion yuan ($ 7.28 billion) last month in direct economic losses in China, who affects millions of people and killed or missing, data from the Ministry of Emergency Management.
The Vietnamese government compared the power of Kajiki with that of Yagi, who hit the country less than a year ago, killed around 300 people and caused $ 3.3 billion in material damage.
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