Overview

• Vietnam’s meteorological agency forecasts landfall around 13:00 local time with sustained winds near 157 km/h.
• Authorities have moved more than 325,500 residents to temporary shelters in schools and public buildings.
• About 16,000 soldiers have been deployed to support rescue and relief operations in coastal provinces.
• Two domestic airports are closed, over a dozen flights are canceled, and all fishing vessels have been recalled to port.
• Early impacts include flooding in the coastal city of Vinh, while roughly 20,000 people were evacuated on China’s Hainan island as a precaution.