Typhoon No. 12 strengthened to level 9–10, with gusts reaching level 12, located about 200km from the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago at 4 am on October 21.

Typhoon Wipha is approaching northern Viet Nam as it hit China’s Leizhou Peninsula and was about 275km to the east of the Quang Ninh – Hai Phong coast at 4am on July 21.