Overview

• Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall near Hung Yen and Ninh Binh provinces on Tuesday morning with sustained winds up to 102 km/h after weakening from typhoon strength overnight
• Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh declared an emergency and ordered mass evacuations in coastal areas vulnerable to flooding and landslides
• Authorities suspended flights at Haiphong and Van Don airports, halted port and rail services and evacuated residents from low-lying communities
• Vietnam’s weather agency forecasts 300–500 mm of rain across the Red River Delta and North Central coast through Wednesday, raising severe flood and landslide concerns
• Earlier in its path, Wipha’s intensified monsoon rains in the Philippines killed at least three people and a tourist boat capsize in Halong Bay claimed 38 lives