It hasn't made a lot of news here yet, but Typhoon Doksuri has battered Vietnam and is already starting to affect Northeastern Thailand.
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Torrential rain expected in North and Northeast
It hasn't made a lot of news here yet, but Typhoon Doksuri has battered Vietnam and is already starting to affect Northeastern Thailand.
According to the Thai Meteorological Department, the storm was forecast to weaken to tropical storm level by the time it reaches Nakhon Phanom. In fact, it is already raining there and heavy rains are expected tonight.
The storm should then weaken to a tropical depression by the time it reaches Nan tomorrow. Widespread rain is likely with torrential downpours over much of the Northeast and the North, according to the weather department.
Here is an Associated Press report on Typhoon Doksuri in Vietnam:
Typhoon Doksuri batters central Vietnam
HANOI, Associated Press: Typhoon Doksuri slammed into central Vietnam Friday with maximum sustained winds of 135 kilometres per hour, blowing off roofs, felling trees and electricity poles.
Disaster official Ngo Duc Hoi in Ha Tinh province, where the typhoon made landfall Friday, said six coastal districts were feeling the brunt of the storm.
There are no immediate reports of casualties amid gusts of up to 185 kph and heavy rain.
Doksuri swept through the Philippines on Tuesday as a less powerful tropical depression, killing at least four people and leaving another six missing.
The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said in a report that as of early Friday morning, 79,000 villagers in high-risk areas in five central provinces had been evacuated and another 210,000 were to be moved to safety ahead of the typhoon.
