VOV.VN - Vietnam has decided to present 200 tonnes of rice worth nearly US$100,000 to the Philippines to help address Typhoon Rai’s aftermath.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a message of sympathy to President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte on December 20 over severe human and material loss caused by super typhoon Rai.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Rai, the ninth storm to hit the nation in the East Sea this year, changed direction to move northeast at speeds of between 15km and 20km per hour over the next 24 hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on December 18 it will cancel a number of domestic flights on December 19 due to the impact of the impending super typhoon Rai.

VOV.VN - Super typhoon Rai, after pounding the Philippines and entering the East Sea, has weakened a bit but is expected to remain a powerful typhoon and head toward the central coast of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Central coastal provinces of Vietnam have planned to evacuate as many as 238,000 people as super typhoon Rai entered the East Sea on December 17 evening and is moving quickly towards the central region,

VOV.VN - Central coastal localities have banned vessels from going offshore and sent signals to others still fishing out at sea to seek storm shelters to cope with the impending impact of super typhoon Rai.

VOV.VN - Super typhoon Rai that pounded the Philippines on December 16-17 is entering the East Sea and is expected to make a U-turn when it moves closer to Vietnam’s central coast, according to weather forecasters.

VOV.VN - The National Steering Committee on Natural Disasters Prevention and Control on December 15 asked relevant ministries and localities along the central and southern coasts to put forces on standby as a powerful storm is entering the East Sea and is likely to make landfall in coming days.