Typhoon Nesat, which forced about 300,000 people to evacuate an island in southern China, appeared to be sweeping toward Vietnam Friday.
After flooding streets on China’s Hainan Island Thursday, the typhoon was expected to make landfall in Vietnam Friday night or early Saturday.
Hainan authorities canceled flights, closed schools and recalled fishing boats as the storm approached. The storm appeared to have caused little damage Friday after the preparations.
Hong Kong was not directly hit but saw wild weather Thursday as the typhoon passed offshore.
More than 160,000 people in Philippines were still in evacuation centers Friday.
At least 31 people were killed in the Philippines earlier this week due to the typhoon.
Earlier this week, Vietnam was hit by Tropical Storm Haitang, and four people were killed and 5,000 hectares of farmland was flooded. Typhoon Nesat is expected to reach northern Vietnam at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour.
A resident holds onto an electrical post as he takes a rest from swimming in floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat in Apalit Pampanga, north of Manila September 29, 2011.ReutersThe main street of Roxas boulevard is seen submerged under flood waters in metro Manila September 27, 2011 after Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit the capital, Manila. Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools. At least one person, a 22 month-old boy, died in the storm, and four people were reported missing.ReutersChildren use banana tree trunks to float in floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat in Apalit Pampanga, north of Manila September 29, 2011.ReutersA resident carries his son while crossing on waist deep floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, that hit the Tanza town of Malabon city, north of Manila September 27, 2011. Typhoon Nesat crossed the Philippines' main island late on Tuesday, leaving behind at least seven dead after it lashed crop-growing provinces and brought the capital to a near standstill as it flooded roads and villages and cut power supplies.ReutersResidents rest on a roof to finish constructing their makeshift boat as floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat rise in Apalit Pampanga, north of Manila September 29, 2011.ReutersResidents wade on waist deep floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, that hit the Tanza town of Malabon city, north of Manila September 27, 2011. Typhoon Nesat crossed the Philippines' main island late on Tuesday, leaving behind at least seven dead after it lashed crop-growing provinces and brought the capital to a near standstill as it flooded roads and villages and cut power supplies.ReutersA resident paddles past a submerged chapel inside a flooded compound in Malabon, north of Metro Manila September 29, 2011.Reuters
