On Friday night Super Typhoon Haiyan reached the Philippines and killed over 1,200 people. Now Vietnam prepares for the storm, expected to strike late Saturday night or Sunday morning.
On Sunday, Vietnam's central coast was spared from Typhoon Haiyan's deadly force after the storm's expected trajectory changed and headed north, and remained about 100 miles off the coast, USA Today reports
As of Sunday morning, Haiyan was the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane. Winds were of 92 mph and weakening, according to Weather Channel meteorologist Michael Palmer.
"The typhoon should make landfall in northern Vietnam by early Monday and may actually weaken to a tropical storm before landfall," he said.
In anticipation of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the Philippines and killed at least 1,200, Vietnam is working to prepare for the worst.
On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that in the typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city in the central Philippines, the death toll could reach 10,000 people.
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Approximately 20,000 families were evacuated in several districts in Vietnam's Da Nang city.
Residents secure the gates to a house as they prepare to evacuate ahead of Typhoon Haiyan in Vietnam.
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