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 VietNamNet Bridge - After prolonged heavy rains, mountains in Son Tay District, Quang Ngai Province were eroded, causing traffic division in the area.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Super-storm Haiyan swept through Quang Ninh, Hai Phong and Thai Binh last night, leaving falling trees and broken billboards on the street. In Hanoi, many trees were also uprooted.

 Typhoon Haiyan, packing destructive winds of nearly 200kph, weakened a bit and changed its course, heading towards the north-central and northern coastal provinces.

 Hundreds of thousands of people living along the central and north-central coastal provinces have been ordered to evacuate from high-risk areas as Haiyan, the most destructive storm in history, is heading towards Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - After making landfall, the tropical depression weakened into a low pressure area and faded. However, storm Haiyan, which is said to be the strongest typhoon in the recent ten years, is heading into the East Sea.