Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early Wednesday morning, knocking out power for more than 500 000 households and causing flooding and property damage along the country’s central region.
Noru’s eye struck the coast between Danang and Quang Nam at about 4 a.m. local time Wednesday, with gusts as strong as 117 kilometers (73 miles) per hour, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. In the historic town of Hoi An, some streets were flooded and strong winds downed trees.
Typhoon Noru position from Vietnam’s National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting
Local news website VnExpress reported that at least 550 000 households have lost power, citing the deputy general director of Vietnam Electricity Group’s Central Power Corporation, Le Hoang Anh Dung. No deaths had been reported as of Wednesday morning, with damages including downed trees and roofs being blown off homes.
Authorities had earlier warned that Noru would be the strongest typhoon to hit the country in two decades, bringing heavy rain, wind, flash floods and landslides to Danang and at least eight of the country’s central provinces. Two of those, Gia Lai and Kon Tum, are in the coffee-planting belt. It also threatens to delay harvests in the world’s second-biggest coffee producer and top supplier of Robusta beans.
One of the nation’s two oil refineries, Dung Quat, lies in the path of the storm and said it has reinforced its defenses. Ten airports were asked to shut while curfews were imposed in Da Nang and at least three other localities. The military mobilized more than 260 000 soldiers and 3 380 vehicles to help locals prepare for the storm’s arrival.
The typhoon, also known as Karding, slammed the Philippines earlier in the week, shutting schools, workplaces and the country’s stock exchange. At least eight were killed, while over 52 000 people were displaced, according to national authorities Wednesday, while the day before, farm losses were estimated at 1.29 billion pesos ($21.9 million).
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