Vietnam evacuates 600,000 to safety
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More than 600,000 people have been evacuated as Haiyan bore down on Vietnam.
Residents of the capital Hanoi were braced for heavy rain and flooding, while tens of thousands of people in coastal areas were ordered to take shelter ahead of Haiyan’s expected landfall.
“We have evacuated more than 174,000 households, which is equivalent to more than 600,000 people,” Vietnam’s flood and storm control department said.
“People must bring enough food and necessities for three days. Those who do not move voluntarily will be forced,” online newspaper VNExpress said, adding that all boats had been ordered back to shore.
The Red Cross said Haiyan’s changed path meant “the disaster area could be enlarged from nine provinces to as many as 15,” stretching the country’s resources.
“This is one of the challenges going ahead,” Red Cross representative Michael Annear said, adding that heavy rain and flooding was likely to hit Hanoi.
Many of the capital’s residents were rushing to stock up on food and water. All schools will be shut in the capital today and extra police will be on traffic duty.
Haiyan is quickly moving north and northwest, traveling at a speed of up to 35 kilometers per hour, the country’s weather bureau said. The typhoon, one of the most intense on record when it tore into the Philippines, weakened over the South China Sea and is expected to hit Vietnam as a Category 1 storm.
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