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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,
For the elderly who may struggle to move, we help them pack essential belongings and then transport them to a resettlement area equipped with basic necessities and services,
said Zhang Xiaomei, an official from the Xinpo town The typhoon has not been as severe as initially feared and has so far caused minimal damage as the typhoon made landfall in Hainan (and not Guangdong),
said Qizhao, a banana farmer at the village of Gaozhou, who was initially worried Yagi could destroy months of hard work This will be the strongest typhoon (to hit northern Vietnam) in 20 years,
said Pham Duc Luan, head of the dyke management authority on Thursday Yagi is likely to be the strongest typhoon to hit China’s southern coast since 2014, making flood and prevention work very challenging,
Xinhua said, citing a meeting held by flood officials