Vietnam Evacuates Hundreds, Cancels Flights as New Storm Hits
Flooded farms and fields outside Hanoi last week.
Photographer: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty ImagesVietnam evacuated hundreds of people, shut schools and suspended flights as a a new storm barrels into the nation’s central region.
Heavy rains are expected to blanket coastal provinces from Ha Tinh to Quang Tri after the storm made landfall Thursday afternoon. Officials braced for possible flash floods in 10 provinces. Flights in Quang Binh, home to Son Doong, the world’s largest natural cave, will be canceled through late Thursday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said in a statement on its website. Authorities have evacuated more than 500 people in Minh Hoa District from landslide prone areas, Saigon News reported.