DANANG, Vietnam: Typhoon Noru produced landfall along the central coast of Vietnam early Wednesday (Sep 28), the national forecaster said, bringing powerful winds and weighty rain as thousands and thousands of people took sanctuary in shelters.
“The placement of the typhoon’s center at 4am (2100 GMT Tuesday) upon Sep 28 is definitely between Danang and Quang Nam, inch the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said, adding wind speeds were among 103kph and 117kph.
In Danang, Vietnam’s third biggest city, high rise buildings shook within the high winds that will toppled trees plus tore roofs from homes across the central region.
Greater than 200, 000 individuals in Vietnam experienced taken refuge in shelters overnight, right after forecasters predicted the storm would be one of the greatest to hit the Southeast Asian nation.
Almost half of Vietnam’s airports have been close, schools and offices across several central provinces – which includes in Danang – were closed and residents rushed to obtain their homes Wednesday.
That emerged after Super Typhoon Noru slammed to the Philippines earlier recently, killing six people.