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Tropical Storm Wipha Set to Make Landfall in Northern Vietnam

Tropical Storm Wipha Set to Make Landfall in Northern Vietnam

Bloomberg6 days ago
Tropical Storm Wipha is edging slowly toward Vietnam and is set to cross the coast near the northern port city of Haiphong around noon on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding.
Wipha strengthened as it moved over the warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin overnight, but interaction with nearby land and persistent crosswinds kept its intensification in check, according to the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The JTWC assessed the storm's top sustained winds at 93 kilometers (58 miles) per hour, placing it below typhoon strength.
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