Over a million evacuated as typhoon approaches

Vietnam scrambled Tuesday to evacuate over a million people in its central lowlands as a strong typhoon approached while some regions are still dealing with the aftermath of recent killer floods, state media said. VTV footage on Tuesday showed soldiers helping the elderly and children in Quang Ngai province evacuate and move further inland.

Typhoon Molave is forecast to slam into Vietnam's south central coast with sustained winds of up to 135 kilometres (84 miles) per hour on Wednesday morning, according to the official Vietnam News Agency. The typhoon left at least three people dead and 13 missing and displaced over 120,000 villagers in the Philippines before blowing toward Vietnam.

Those living in vulnerable, low-lying areas will head to sturdier shelters inland. The number of people to be evacuated may shrink as the typhoon's path becomes more certain. The central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Hue were hit hard by severe flooding and landslides that killed 136 people and left dozens missing early this month. Torrential rains are expected in the still-flooded and isolated region, Vietnam News said. 

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