I. Summary
On the night of 28th October, the North and Nothern central parts of Viet Nam were affected by heavy rainfall and strong winds caused by Typhoon Son-Tinh.
The storm brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to 11 central and northern coastal provinces, particularly Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh.
Initial damage to infrastructure is reported in Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Phong and Quang Binh, particularly damage to aquaculture, agriculture land, oil production platforms, ships and boats. Based on the latest damage reports, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong and Thai Binh are the worst affected provinces.
From the 26th October, 86,685 people were evacuated to safer locations in 8 provinces from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh particularly in Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh and Nghe An.
The Government issued quickly the necessary warnings and directed all potentially affected provinces to undertake preparedness measures. It has also dispatched a mission to Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh provinces and sent two delegations to Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Hai Duong and Hai Phong.
The UN Disaster Risk Management Team met on 25th October to discuss the storm tracks and potential developments. The UN DRMT is currently closely monitoring the situation.