Gia Lai
\nTyphoon Kalmaegi made landfall in Vietnam on Thursday after killing at least 114 people and flooding entire towns in the Philippines.
\nMore than 260,000 soldiers are on standby for rescue efforts as winds of up to 92mph (149km\/h) hit the country\u2019s coastline, according to Vietnamese media and the government\u2019s online portal.
\nSix airports in the country have been forced to close and hundreds of flights are expected to be affected, the government warned.
\nThe country, which has already been battling record rains and floods, is now facing one of Asia\u2019s strongest typhoons this year.
\nThe country\u2019s environment ministry said on Thursday that \u201cthe storm is on land, in the provinces of Dak Lak and Gia Lai\u201d in a statement quoted by various outlets, including the AFP news agency.
\nThe Vietnamese national weather forecaster says hundreds of localities in seven cities and provinces are at risk of flooding and landslides in the next six hours.
\nThere have already been reports of damage from several provinces, including roofs torn off homes, shattered glass panels at hotels, and trees uprooted or snapped along city streets and rural roads by powerful gusts.
\nIn the Quy Non area, trees have fallen on main roads and windows in hotels have smashed.
\nThe typhoon made landfall in Vietnam at 19:29 local time (12:29 GMT). About 30 minutes later, hundreds of residents in two communes of Dak Lak province called for help, local media reported.
\nMany people reported that their homes had collapsed or been flooded, while strong winds and heavy rain continued to batter the area.
\nDak Lak province is approximately 350km (215 miles) north-east of Ho Chi Minh City.
\nThe typhoon could generate waves of up to 8m (26ft) on the South China Sea, according to Vietnam\u2019s weather bureau.
\nVietnam\u2019s military has deployed more than 260,000 soldiers and personnel, along with more than 6,700 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including six aircraft, to help with storm relief efforts.
\nOn Wednesday morning, a reporter from AFP news agency saw officials knocking on the doors of homes in coastal communities and warning people to evacuate.
\nAccording to local media reports, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh held an online meeting to direct the emergency response.
\n\u201cWe must reach isolated areas and ensure people have food, drinking water, and essential supplies,\u201d he was quoted as saying.
\n\u201cNo one should be left hungry or cold.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gia Lai Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in Vietnam on Thursday after killing at least 114 people and flooding entire towns in the Philippines. More than 260,000 soldiers are on standby for rescue efforts as winds of up to 92mph (149km\/h) hit the country\u2019s coastline, according to Vietnamese media and the government\u2019s online portal. Six airports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-513019","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n