Super Typhoon Yagi to hit northeastern mainland on September 7

Super Typhoon Yagi is currently about 620km southeast of the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh and will make a landfall on September 7, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. The storm, the third to enter the East Sea this year, is sustaining maximum wind speeds of Level 16 (184-201km per hour) near its eye, with gusts of over Level 17. It is moving westerly at a speed of about 20km per hour. The areas to be affected include the northwest of the East Sea along with the east, west, and south of the Gulf of Tonkin. Source: Vietnam News Agency