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Everyone is scrambling to make sites safe and stocks dry,
said Bruno Jaspaert, head of DEEP C industrial zones, which host plants from more than 150 investors in Haiphong and the neighbouring province of Quang Ninh This is normally a busy bridge, a key bridge in the province,
a senior official of the province's transport department said, ... adding there Floods and landslides are damaging the environment and threatening people’s lives,
the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said in a report We found the six bodies, including a one-year-old boy and a newborn, in the landslide,
a local official from the Sapa people’s committee, who asked not to be named, told Agence France-Presse The damage to the factaories is really significant. Some have lost roofs or entire front facades,
said Bruno Jaspaert, head of DEEP C industrial zones, which host plants from over 150 investors within the country I saw the fallen trees on the roads being quickly cleared. Water, electricity, communication and transportation services gradually resumed. I feel secure about the relief work and the recovery process
It might take a month if things go well before I fully recover from this damage,
said Do Van Truong, a 45-year-old shop owner in Haiphong, noting the ceiling of his seafood shop had collapsed while power and water supplies had not yet been restored The destruction and impact of this typhoon have been far beyond imagination and unusually catastrophic, causing significant losses to people's lives and property,
Pan Shaoli, director of the Department of Emergency Management of Hainan Province, said during a press conference on Saturday evening The wind was pushing from our back, with so much pressure that no boat could stand,
I have been in this sea (and) ship business for decades and have never witnessed such a thing like yesterday,
Then I received a phone call from my kids at home saying our rooftop was blown off,
The storm has devastated the city. Trees fell down on top of people's houses, cars and people on the street,
said 57-year-old Hanoi resident Hoang Ngoc Nhien All houses with tin rooftops in my neighborhood have been blown away,
said Nguyen Van Bong, a Hanoi resident, who said By far, it was the strongest storm that we have ever weathered out,
said Bruno Jaspaert, general director at Deep C Industrial Zones Strong winds in Hanoi will have a major impact on people's lives,
said Nguyen Van Huong, head of the meteorological center's forecast department I don't even recognize my town,
he said, describing the fallen trees and tin roofs ripped off homes The wind is strong enough to blow a person over, ... I’ve never seen a storm like this, you can’t drive in these winds.”
Hanoi resident Nguyen Manh Quan, 40, said ... while Dang Van Phuong, also 40, said I am going to stay inside and try and stay safe with my family,
said Bao Ngoc Cao, 24, a businesswoman from Hanoi It has been years since I witnessed a typhoon this big,
said Tran Thi Hoa, a 48-year-old woman from Hai Phong It was scary. I stayed indoors, after locking all my windows. However, the sound of the wind and the rain was unbelievable,