Vietnam braced for Typhoon Wipha on Monday as coastal provinces were placed on emergency alert and airlines canceled flights ahead of the storm’s expected landfall early Tuesday. The typhoon is forecast to bring powerful winds and heavy rainfall,

Around 12,500 people were evacuated from high-risk areas over the weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.