Typhoon Mollave, with a gust of one hour and a speed of 125 kilometers (77.7 miles) per hour, left the main island of Luzon early Monday morning, with seven landslides and 11 areas flooded by heavy rains. The disaster agency said.
No casualties were reported, but 12 seafarers failed to return to the province of Catanduanes from the country’s east coast. This was the 17th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said, “This is a very strong storm that will affect a large area,” and urged the provinces and cities en route to Molava to prepare for its impact.
Fuke compared Molava in 2017 to Typhoon Damre, which killed more than 100 people in central Vietnam. He ordered the boat to shore and told security forces to be ready.
“Troops should be deployed in full urgency to help people, including helicopters, tanks and other means of transport if necessary.”
Vietnam is prone to catastrophic hurricanes and floods due to its long coastline. About 11.8 million people in Vietnam’s expensive province are at risk of severe flooding, with 35% of settlements located on congested and ruptured beaches, a World Bank report said last week.
The unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are characterized by particularly heavy rainfall throughout the region during the onset of La La Nina’s weather system.
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