Typhoon hits central Vietnam

September 29, 2009 – 9:37 pm

The central coast of Vietnam was struck by Typhoon Ketsana this afternoon, Tuesday 29 September, with strong winds of up to 150km/h (93mph) and heavy rain causing some damage. The airports in Danang and Hue were closed today, however, they are expected to reopen tomorrow and resume normal service.  This tropical storm has already caused extensive flooding and several deaths in the Philippines as you will have heard on the news.

The reports we have received from the coastal cities of Danang and Hue is that there has been flooding and power cuts. Some beach resorts have been affected in Danang, including The Nam Hai and Victoria resort which will remain closed over the next few days.

In Hoi An town, the resorts are not as badly affected, although there has been minor flooding.

In Hue, the La Residence resort experienced some flooding on the ground floor areas, however, guests have not been affected and the hotel remains operational.

The city centre also has minor flooding, although transport is still able to enter the streets and accessibility to hotels and restaurants remains open.

Weather forecasters are predicting more heavy rain later this week.  Here in Cambodia it is raining lightly, but we are expecting it to get heavier over the next few hours, perhaps causing more flooding in the eastern and coastal areas.

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