Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam yesterday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country's north and central regions.

El tifón Wipha derribó árboles y causó importantes interrupciones de vuelos el domingo en Hong Kong y en algunos aeropuertos cercanos en

Typhoon Wipha has toppled trees and caused major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west off the country’s southern coast.

BEIJING -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday upgraded its emergency response for flood and typhoon control to Level III in the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan in response to Typhoon Wipha. It maintained the Level IV emergency response to the typhoon in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The Observatory has raised the 10 storm signal, as hurricane-force Wipha descends on China’s southern coast. After hoisting highest storm signal at 9:20am on Sunday, the Observatory said that the alert would probably stay in place for some time: “Do not go outside and stay away from exposed windows and doors.