Hurricane Hagupit can land Vietnam on weekends

Hagupit, the typhoon that just hit the Philippines, is expected to enter Bien Dong and cause heavy rain in the southern coast of Vietnam at the weekend.

Despite sweeping the Philippines and weakening, Hagupit is still quite strong and a dangerous storm entering the South China Sea, AccuWeather.com meteorologists said.

Hurricane Hagupit's forecast path for the week.(Graphics: AccuWeather.com)

According to meteorologist Anthony Sagliani, Vietnam should closely monitor the path and strength of Typhoon Hagupit although it has weakened somewhat after landing the Philippines."Hagupit will move slowly in the South China Sea during the week and is likely to land on the southern coast of Vietnam by the end of the week , " Sagliani said.

There is currently no sign that Hagupit will be stronger when heading towards Vietnam, but it can carry the destructive power of a tropical storm and one of the major risks is that the storm carries heavy rain.

The largest areas of life threatening people are expected to be between Danang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Residents and benefit parties in southern Vietnam should closely monitor the evolution of Hurricane Hagupit in the coming days, the website warns.

Hagupit hit the eastern and central Philippines last weekend, causing widespread power outages, killing at least four people and 900,000 evacuating to more than 1,000 emergency shelters, flattening hundreds of houses. . According to the Philippine weather agency PAGASA, the storm is moving west of the island nation at 10km / h, winds 120km / h, and pulling 150km / h and heading into the South China Sea.