Typhoon
weakens into pressure; no serious casualties
TUOI TRE
An
antenna mast collapsed due to the strong winds from typhoon Jebi that made
landfall in Quang Ninh province on August 3, 2013.
4 people were injured, 2 antenna masts and 14 low-tension poles
collapsed, 3 houses were destroyed and 223 hectares of rice and farm produce
were damaged after typhoon Jebi that packed maximum winds of 102 kph made
landfall in Quang Ninh northern province on Aug 3, according to the National
Committee of Search and Rescue.
Strong winds from the typhoon also blew off the roofs of 524
houses in the province and caused a fire in a grocery in Kien An district in
the neighboring Hai Phong city, sending hundreds of people into panic,
according to Tuoi Tre on-the-scene reporters.
The committee said the typhoon weakened into a tropical
pressure area the same day but it is still causing heavy rains in the north.
Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the
As of Aug 3 evening, 54 flights had been cancelled due to the
impact of the storm in which the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines
cancelled 48 flights, Jetstar Pacific Airlines cancelled 2, and Vietjet Air
cancelled 4.
Vietnam Airlines will increase five more flights on August 4
to serve passengers.
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Chủ Nhật, 4 tháng 8, 2013
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