Vietnam evacuates thousands, shuts airports as Typhoon Bualoi nears

Vietnam closed airports and evacuated thousands of people in potentially effected areas on Sunday as intensifying Typhoon Bualoi barrelled towards the country, days after causing at least 10 deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.
The typhoon, which was packing wind speeds of up to 133kmh as of 0200 GMT, is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam late on Sunday according to Vietnam’s national weather forecast agency.
“This is a rapidly moving storm with strong intensity and a broad area of impact. It is capable of triggering multiple natural disasters simultaneously, including powerful winds, heavy rainfall, flooding, flash floods, landslides, and coastal inundation,” the agency added.
Authorities in the central province of Ha Tinh have started to evacuate more than 15,000 people, the government said, adding thousands troops were standing ready.