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Typhoon Wutip prompts Vietnam evacuations Typhoon Wutip prompts Vietnam evacuations
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Tens of thousands of people in high-risk areas in central Vietnam are being evacuated before a typhoon strikes, Vietnamese officials have said.Tens of thousands of people in high-risk areas in central Vietnam are being evacuated before a typhoon strikes, Vietnamese officials have said.
Local weather forecasts predict Typhoon Wutip, with sustained wind speed of up to 93 miles per hour will hit central Vietnam on Monday. Local weather forecasts predict Typhoon Wutip, with sustained wind speed of up to 93 miles an hour will hit central Vietnam on Monday.
Vietnamese disaster official Le Tri Cong said more than 8,000 villagers in Quang Tri province's coastal areas were evacuated to safe places as of Sunday night and 35,000 others from areas facing with serious flooding, landslides and flash floods are being evacuated. Vietnamese disaster official Le Tri Cong said more than 8,000 villagers in Quang Tri province's coastal areas were taken to safe ground on Sunday night and 35,000 others from areas facing serious flooding, landslides and flash floods are being moved.
The central floods and storms control committee said on its website on Monday that more than 140,000 people in four other central provinces are planned for evacuation on Monday. The central floods and storms control committee said on its website on Monday that more than 140,000 people in four other central provinces were scheduled for evacuation on Monday.
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