Typhoon Bebinca weakened to a tropical low-pressure system when it made landfall in Việt Nam on Friday, but heavy rains left severe consequences in the provinces of Sơn La, Thanh Hoá and Nghệ An.

Typhoon Bebinca has weakened into a tropical low-pressure system on Friday morning after it made landfall on the coast of provinces from Nam Định to Thanh Hóa.

Provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region are taking steps to protect households and crops from flooding as water levels are expected to rise quickly in the next few days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Typhoon Bebinca was bearing down on northern and central provinces yesterday and was forecast to blanket the area with torrential rains of up to 350mm.

Typhoon Bebinca is quickly heading towards the mainland of the northern and central provinces on Wednesday morning and will blanket the localities with torrential rains starting around midnight on Wednesday.

A tropical low-pressure system near the East Sea has gained strength and become a typhoon – internationally named Bebinca – on Monday morning.

Chairman of Hòa Bình Province’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Quang has ordered authorities of Kỳ Sơn District to arrange a resettlement area for residents whose houses have been vulnerable to landslides on Road 445.

Landslides and more cracks have appeared on Road 445 in Kỳ Sơn District, northern province of Hòa Bình, threatening residential areas.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng wants countrywide improvements in building plans to respond to incidents and disasters, including search and rescue activities, at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Two died, 15 houses were damaged and hundreds of hectares of rice flooded yesterday due to typhoon Son Tinh in the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Nghệ An and Thanh Hóa.