By Editorial,
Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed at least 114 people in the Philippines, is barreling towards central Vietnam with increasing wind speeds.
Thousands of people who live in coastal communities have been asked to evacuate ahead of its arrival, which is expected to bring waves of up to 8m, according to Vietnam’s weather bureau.
Kalmaegi, one of the strongest typhoons this year, is likely to cause further devastation in a country which has already been battling record rains and deadly floods over the past week.
More than 50 flights have been cancelled or rescheduled, while six airports in the region have suspended operations. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha called Kalmaegi a “very abnormal” storm and urged local officials to treat it with urgency. END