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Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Vietnam early on Monday, meteorologists said, days after it left thousands feared dead and widespread devastation in the Philippines.
The US Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC) said in an update at 9pm the storm “is currently making landfall” approximately 160 kilometres east south-east of the capital Hanoi.

The storm, which had weakened significantly since scything through the Philippines over the weekend, made landfall with sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour, said the JTWC, a joint US Navy and Air Force task force located in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.
More than 600,000 people were evacuated on the weekend as Haiyan bore down on Vietnam.
Residents of Hanoi were braced for heavy rains and flooding, while tens of thousands of people in coastal areas were ordered to take shelter.
“We have evacuated more than 174,000 households, which is equivalent to more than 600,000 people,” said an official report by Vietnam’s flood and storm control department.
The storm changed course on Sunday, prompting further mass evacuations of about 52,000 people in northern provinces by the coast.
“People must bring enough food and necessities for three days.... Those who do not move voluntarily will be forced,” online newspaper VNExpress said, adding all boats have been ordered back to shore.
The Red Cross said Haiyan’s changed path meant that “the disaster area could be enlarged from nine provinces to as many as 15,” stretching the country’s resources.
Many of the capital’s residents were rushing to stock up on food and water before the storm hit.
“I ran to the supermarket to buy instant noodles, vegetables and meat for the family,” said office worker Nguyen Thi Uyen, 33.
“There was not much left on the shelves ... People are worried, buying food to last them for a few days.”
All schools were ordered shut in the capital on Monday and extra police were dispatched to redirect traffic in flood-prone areas.
In the northern port city of Hai Phong, also facing heavy rain and flooding, residents voiced frustration with official preparations.
“The city only warned us about the typhoon very late.... They were too slow in advising people to prepare,” Nguyen Hung Nam, 70, said.
Many of the estimated 200,000 people evacuated in four south-central provinces initially thought to be in the storm’s path have been allowed to go back to their homes, according to the government’s website.
Haiyan “has tracked north-northwestward at 28 km/h over the past six hours,” the JTWC said on its website.
The storm was forecast to continue moving north before turning northeast and dissipating rapidly.
The weather system - one of the most intense typhoons on record when it tore into the Philippines - weakened over the South China Sea.
In Vietnam, at least five people reportedly died while preparing to escape the typhoon, the Vietnamese government website said.
By lunchtime on Sunday the typhoon had swept across Vietnam’s Con Co island, 30 kilometres off the coast of central Quang Tri province, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.
“All 250 people on the island including residents and soldiers were evacuated to underground shelters where there is enough food for several days,” it said, adding the storm brought three-metre waves.
Central Vietnam has recently been hit by two other typhoons - Wutip and Nari, both category-one storms - which flooded roads, damaged sea dykes and tore the roofs off hundreds of thousands of houses.


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Residents walk past the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Daanbantayan town, north Cebu, central Philippines. Photo: AP

Residents queue up for relief foods next to a fallen power line in Tacloban City, Leyte province. Photo: AFP

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Typhoon Haiyan is pictured in this NOAA satellite handout image taken on Nov. 8, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Piled up vehicles are seen on a flooded street filled with debris after Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippine city of Tacloban, Leyte province. Photo: Reuters

Typhoon Haiyan, seen from the International Space Station, is one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall. Photo: Reuters



A view of the typhoon-ravaged city of Tacloban, province of Leyte, Philippines. Photo: EPA



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This image taken by astronaut Karen L. Nyberg and released by NASA shows Super Typhoon Haiyan from the International Space Station on November 9, 2013.   Photo: Reuters

A resident (right) walks past high waves pounding the sea wall amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan hit the city of Legaspi, Albay province, south of Manila on November 8, 2013. Photo: AFP

This handout photograph taken on November 10, 2013 and released by the Malacanang Photo Bureau (MPB) shows an aerial view of the damage in Leyte following Super Typhoon Haiyan in the area. Photo: AFP

Ships are washed up on the coastline in Leyte following Super Typhoon Haiyan. Photo: AFP

People walk among debris and destroyed houses in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area. Photo: AP

Survivors walk on a road amidst heavy downpour after Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 10, 2013. Photo: Reuters

A fisherman carries his net after making it safely back to shore in the fishing village after a strong winds from Typhoon Haiyan battered Bayog town in Los Banos, Laguna city, south of Manila November 8, 2013. Photo: Reuters

A Philippine flag stands amongst the damage caused after powerful Typhoon Haiyan slammed into Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Photo: AP

A three wheeled motorcycle manoeuvers in floodwaters in Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines, 08 November 2013. Photo: EPA

Residents cross a collapsed highway caused by the storm surge in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. Photo: AFP

A child carries a chair taken from a hotel in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. Photo: AFP

Residents carry furniture taken from a hotel in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on November 10, 2013, three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on November 8. Photo: AFP

A Filipino family with their month old baby in what is left of their home after Super Typhoon Haiyan swept through in Madridejos, Bantayan Island, Cebu province, Philippines, 10 November 2013. Photo: EPA

A resident looks at houses damaged by typhoon Haiyan, in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Photo: AP

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Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III (front) inspects an area damaged by Typhoon Haiyan during his visit to Tacloban City in Leyte Province, the Philippines, Nov. 10, 2013. Philippine government disaster relief agency said Sunday about 4.4 million people have become homeless in areas hit by super typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda). Photo: Xinhua

Philippines' President Benigno Aquino III (L) distributing water to families displaced by Super Typhoon Haiyan that hit Leyte on November 10, 2013. Photo: Reuters

A resident carries boxes of milk as he passes by ships washed ashore by strong waves in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortage of food, water and no electricity since the Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Photo: AP

A wave surges under the influence of Typhoon Haiyan, in Haikou, south China's Hainan province, November 10, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Workers remove a tree that on a car in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan after it made landfall in Sanya in south China's Hainan province Sunday Nov. 10, 2013.  Photo: AP

People ride against rain and wind under the influence of Typhoon Haiyan, in Qionghai, south China's Hainan province on November 10, 2013, as it approaches Vietnam. Photo: Reuters

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US meteorologists say storm made landfall with sustained winds of 120 kph