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Gulf Today
5 days ago
- Climate
- Gulf Today
Five killed, two missing in Vietnam floods
Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge. Typhoon Wutip made landfall in southern China on Saturday with winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) and was downgraded to a tropical storm after swooping up the Gulf of Tonkin on Vietnam's flank. Vietnam's agriculture ministry said on Saturday evening that three people had been killed in central Quang Tri province, with two more fatalities and two people missing in Quang Binh province. More than 70,000 hectares (172,000 acres) of cropland were flooded, the ministry said. Chinese authorities on the southern island of Hainan evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and halted rail services on Friday ahead of the storm's landfall. However, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast on Saturday that the storm would "weaken to dissipation" by the end of the weekend. Natural disasters are becoming more severe and more frequent as a result of climate change. They claimed 514 lives in Vietnam last year, three times more than in 2023, according to the agriculture ministry. In September, northern Vietnam was devastated by Typhoon Yagi, which killed 345 people and caused an estimated economic loss of $3.3 billion. Agence France-Presse
The Star
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Star
Five killed and another two people missing in Vietnam typhoon floods
A fishing boat is moored to take shelter from Typhoon Wutip in the waters near a waterfront square in Yinggehai Town, China. -- Photo: Xinhua HANOI (AFP): Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge. Typhoon Wutip made landfall in southern China on Saturday with winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) and was downgraded to a tropical storm after swooping up the Gulf of Tonkin on Vietnam's flank. Vietnam's agriculture ministry said on Saturday evening that three people had been killed in central Quang Tri province, with two more fatalities and two people missing in Quang Binh province. More than 70,000 hectares (172,000 acres) of cropland were flooded, the ministry said. Chinese authorities on the southern island of Hainan evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and halted rail services on Friday ahead of the storm's landfall. However, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast on Saturday that the storm would "weaken to dissipation" by the end of the weekend. Natural disasters are becoming more severe and more frequent as a result of climate change. They claimed 514 lives in Vietnam last year, three times more than in 2023, according to the agriculture ministry. In September, northern Vietnam was devastated by Typhoon Yagi, which killed 345 people and caused an estimated economic loss of $3.3 billion. - AFP
Business Recorder
5 days ago
- Climate
- Business Recorder
Five killed, two missing in Vietnam typhoon floods
HANOI: Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge. Typhoon Wutip made landfall in southern China on Saturday with winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) and was downgraded to a tropical storm after swooping up the Gulf of Tonkin on Vietnam's flank. Vietnam's agriculture ministry said on Saturday evening that three people had been killed in central Quang Tri province, with two more fatalities and two people missing in Quang Binh province. Russia cleans up after Typhoon Khanun floods thousands of homes More than 70,000 hectares (172,000 acres) of cropland were flooded, the ministry said. Chinese authorities on the southern island of Hainan evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and halted rail services on Friday ahead of the storm's landfall. However, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast on Saturday that the storm would 'weaken to dissipation' by the end of the weekend. Natural disasters are becoming more severe and more frequent as a result of climate change. They claimed 514 lives in Vietnam last year, three times more than in 2023, according to the agriculture ministry. In September, northern Vietnam was devastated by Typhoon Yagi, which killed 345 people and caused an estimated economic loss of $3.3 billion.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Five dead, two missing in Typhoon Wutip in central Vietnam, farmlands flooded; reaches southern China
Typhoon Wutip (Image credits: IANS) Five people died and two went missing after Typhoon Wutip lashed central Vietnam, the country's agriculture ministry reported. The storm caused widespread flooding, submerging over 70,000 hectares (172,000 acres) of cropland. Three fatalities were recorded in Quang Tri province, and two more in Quang Binh, where two people are still unaccounted for. Wutip made landfall in southern China on Saturday with wind gusts reaching up to 128 km/h (80 mph) before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved across the Gulf of Tonkin. Ahead of the storm's arrival, authorities in China's Hainan province evacuated thousands of residents, closed schools, and suspended rail services. Wutip is expected to weaken and dissipate by the end of the weekend, reported AFP citing the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Vietnam's agriculture ministry noted that natural disasters in the country are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change. In 2024, disasters claimed 514 lives—three times more than in 2023. In September last year, Typhoon Yagi devastated northern Vietnam, killing 345 people and causing an estimated $3.3 billion in damages.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Sun
Five killed, two missing in Vietnam typhoon floods
HANOI: Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge. Typhoon Wutip made landfall in southern China on Saturday with winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) and was downgraded to a tropical storm after swooping up the Gulf of Tonkin on Vietnam's flank. Vietnam's agriculture ministry said on Saturday evening that three people had been killed in central Quang Tri province, with two more fatalities and two people missing in Quang Binh province. More than 70,000 hectares (172,000 acres) of cropland were flooded, the ministry said. Chinese authorities on the southern island of Hainan evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and halted rail services on Friday ahead of the storm's landfall. However, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast on Saturday that the storm would 'weaken to dissipation' by the end of the weekend. Natural disasters are becoming more severe and more frequent as a result of climate change. They claimed 514 lives in Vietnam last year, three times more than in 2023, according to the agriculture ministry. In September, northern Vietnam was devastated by Typhoon Yagi, which killed 345 people and caused an estimated economic loss of $3.3 billion.
