Typhoon Noru strikes Vietnam, hundreds evacuated from popular beach resort city of Da Nang

Typhoon Noru struck Vietnam within 36 hours after it destroyed the Philippines. There is was called Karding. In Vietnam, it targeted its popular beach resort city of Da Nang. It brought powerful winds and heavy rain and led to evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. It fell in a high-end Category 2 hurricane with winds of nearly 109 mph. Before its made landfall, the authorities had banned vessels from the sea and asked students to stay at home. Because of this climatic disturbance central Vietnam, southern Laos, and northern Thailand face a risk of floods over the next 48 hours. It seems about 11,000 foreign tourists and 7,000 domestic visitors are staying in the city. The government instructed thousands of boars and hundreds of thousands of laborers to move to safe shelters. Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Noru makes landfall in Vietnam’s Da Nang. The province of Thua Thien Hue is home to more than 2,000 fishing ships and around 11,000 fishermen. It has imposed ban on vessels from going out to sea with warnings of strong winds, high waves and flooding.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam chaired an urgent meeting with officials from at least eight provinces. These were expected to be affected by the storm. The discussion related to response efforts. He went on to say – “Climate change is becoming increasingly extreme and unusual, causing very serious consequences.” He wanted all concerned like ministries, branches and localities, especially the heads of such units, to enhance their responsibilities in order to ensure the safety, life and property of the people and the state in the context of the weather. It seems eight people lost their lives in typhoon-related incidents. They included five rescue workers.

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Entry of visitors to be barred in Chamundi Hills after 10pm

In view of molestation and robbery in Chamumdi HIlls, the authorities are taking a decison to ban entry of visitors to the venue after 10pm. A German national was molested near Nandi Bull statue just after sundown. The miscreant took advantage of the darkness and, absences of surveillance cameras and security personnel. Earlier, a youth was robbed of his gold chain. It was done by two bike-borne miscreants and happened in during broad daylight.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 27 May 2017.

The police are putting up boards on all four entry/exit roads to Chamundi Hills and also installing security cameras at vantage points. There will be gates at four places and the security on the 1000-footsteps will also be strengthened. The intention is to ensure safety of the visitors and prevent atrocities and crimes.


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