Vietnam races to prepare for Typhoon Wipha
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Typhoon Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday morning, bringing torrential rains, power outages, and infrastructure damage, Vietnam News Agency reported. The typhoon struck coastal areas between Hung Yen and Ninh Binh provinces,
Typhoon Wipha started building up at sea before hitting Hong Kong and China and making its way towards Vietnam. Video credit: CSU/CIRA & JMA/JAXA
The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam's Halong Bay climbed to at least 38 with several people still missing, the government said, as rescuers continued to search for survivors while bracing for the approach of Typhoon Wipha.