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BREAKING: Vietnam begins mass evacuation as super typhoon Haiyan looms...panic buying happening there.
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Vietnam begins mass evacuation as super typhoon looms
HANOI, Vietnam (UPDATED) – More than 200,000 people crammed into Vietnam storm shelters and soldiers helped reinforce vulnerable homes as a super typhoon bore down on the country Saturday, November 9, after leaving a deadly trail of devastation in the Philippines.
Haiyan, one of the most intense typhoons on record, slammed into the Philippines on Friday with sustained winds of about 315 kilometers (195 miles) an hour.
It is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam early Sunday, with millions of people thought to be in its path.
Authorities have begun mass evacuations in at least 4 central coastal provinces, Vietnam's state-run VNExpress news site said, as the country was put on high alert.
"More than 200,000 people have evacuated to shelters–some shelters are overloaded," VNExpress said.
The army has been mobilized to provide emergency relief with some 170,000 soldiers assisting people after the typhoon hits.
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Also, from this thread, a poster says there is panic buying going on in Hanoi. This is the kind of news that will likely be censored in Vietnam.
Thread: ALERT: Super Typhoon - strongest storm of the year! (Page 14)
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