MetMalaysia: Typhoon Molave may trigger strong winds, rough seas in SCS

 

A fallen electric post blocks a road after tropical storm Molave hit the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro province, yesterday. (Photo by Erik DE CASTRO / AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today warned that a typhoon now headed for Vietnam can trigger strong winds and rough seas in the South China Sea.

It said in a statement that Typhoon Molave, currently located 678km southeast of Da Nang, Vietnam, was moving at a speed of 25kph and could reach a maximum speed of 157kph.

MetMalaysia said the typhoon was 787km northeast of Kudat in Sabah, the town currently nearest to the tropical storm.

Typhoon Molave struck central Philippines on Sunday, leaving three people dead and a dozen others missing as it inundated low-lying villages and farmlands, toppled power lines and destroyed hundreds of houses.

According to foreign news reports, Vietnam is preparing to evacuate nearly 1.3 million people before the typhoon makes landfall, expected to be tomorrow. – Bernama