Two people were reported killed and 26 others missing as
Typhoon Molave hit central Vietnam Wednesday, knocking down trees
and tearing roofs off homes in some of the worst destruction seen
in years.
Authorities relocated around 375,000 people to safety, cancelled
hundreds of flights and closed schools and beaches ahead of the
typhoon, which made landfall south of Danang packing winds of up to
145 kilometres per hour (85 miles per hour).
State media said at least two people were killed in Quang Ngai
province while trying to protect their homes from the storm.
“The people of Vietnam are tough, yet this is among the worst
destruction ever seen in many areas,” said Vietnam Red Cross
Society president Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu.
“The relentless storms and flooding are taking a devastating
human toll, further destroying livelihoods and isolating millions
of people.”
Officials were also searching for 26 missing fishermen, with the
storm — Vietnam’s fourth this month — bringing waves up to six
metres high as power was cut off across the region.
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Navy and surveillance vessels were deployed to look for the crew
members after their two boats disappeared after they attempted to
dock, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said.
A fishing ban has been in place since Tuesday, while all
airports in the area were closed until further notice.
The typhoon comes on the back of weeks of severe flooding and
landslides that have claimed 130 lives and damaged or destroyed
more than 310,000 homes, according to the International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Close to 1.2 million people were in “severe danger” and in need
of relief, the IFRC warned.
“These relentless storms are yet another example of the
devastating impact of climate change,” Red Cross spokesman
Christopher Rassi said.
Vietnam is prone to natural disasters in the rainy season
between June and November, with central coastal provinces commonly
impacted, but the storms have notably worsened in recent years.
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