Typhoon Nesat, which wreaked havoc in the Philippines earlier this week, raced across China's Hainan Island on Thursday, making landfall in northern Vietnam Friday afternoon.
Nesat was downgraded to a tropical storm just before making landfall in northern Vietnam on Friday with maximum sustained winds of up to 73 mph, according to the national weather forecasting center. High winds whipped through the streets of the capital, Hanoi, as heavy rains battered the region.
On Tuesday, Nesat barreled into the Philippines, demolishing seawalls, flooding rivers, and leaving at least 43 dead and 30 missing. The storm caused some of the worst flooding in decades around the capital Manila.
The storm then crossed the South China Sea and flooded streets across the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Thursday. Nesat forced nearly 300,000 people to flee their homes, according to China's Xinhau News Agency.
Nesat grounded flights and closed markets as it swept near Hong Kong. A total of 25 people sought medical treatment at Hong Kong pubic hospitals and there were numerous reports of fallen trees and scaffolding around the city, according to the Chinese government.
So far there have been no reports of any deaths in China.
Meanwhile, the strong Typhoon Nalgae eyed the northern tip of the Philippines' main island Luzon. Packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph - with gusts up to 160mph - Nalgae is set to hit the already battered island Saturday morning.
Here's a look at the widespread destruction from Typhoon Nesat as it charged across Asia:
A 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.ReutersRescuers recover a body beneath the rubble after strong winds brought by Typhoon Nesat knocked down a wall killing four residents in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila September 27, 2011. 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.ReutersA electric post is seen after it slammed into a house after a heavy winds brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit Tondo city, metro Manila September 27, 2011. 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.ReutersResidents of Malabon City, north of Manila, wade through waist-deep floodwaters.ReutersChildren look out from the back of a delivery truck as they evacuate their shanties after floodwaters brought by Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit BasecoReutersA 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.ReutersAn aerial view of a flooded rice field in Bulacan province, north of Manila, is seen in this photo handout from the Philippine Air Force September 30, 2011. The Philippines on Friday raised an alert in a dozen northern provinces for the second major typhoon in a week while workers were still struggling to move 120,000 people to safety after the previous storm unleashed flooding on the main Luzon island. Typhoon Nesat left 43 people dead and destroyed about 4 billion pesos ($91 million) worth of crops and infrastructure early this week, the disaster agency said.REUTERS
