http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2099364.htm
The seventh major storm to hit Vietnam this year is battering the Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea and is expected to make landfall in southern Vietnam by Saturday.
The weekend storm is expected to bring more rain to the central regions around Danang and Hue, and to Central Highlands provinces, as well as to riverside neighbourhoods of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest urban area.
The storm, codenamed Hagibis, comes after a series of storms and floods have lashed Vietnam this year, leaving more than 400 people dead or missing.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese rescue services have saved all 20 Chinese sailors aboard a freighter after it began taking water off Vietnam while travelling from China to Thailand.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered local officials to work around the clock and take preventive steps ahead of the storm.
Filed under: Natural Disaster | Tagged: Floods, Storm, Vietnam
