The Philippines and Vietnam stepped up the evacuations of tens of thousands ahead of the landfalls of two separate typhoons expected on Saturday. In Vietnam, officials were evacuating 200,000 people, as Typhoon Hagibis neared the nation's southern coast, days after unleashing deadly landslides and floods in the Philippines, The Associated Press reported. The typhoon was packing 133 kph (83 mph), AP reported. Meanwhile, the Philippine National Red Cross was preparing in "full force" for Typhoon Mitag's arrival, Benjamin Delfin of the Red Cross told CNN. "At present, our dispatch response teams to our local chapters are on 24-hour standby," Delfin said. Families in "most of the vulnerable areas prone to landslide and those families living (along) the coastline" have been evacuated, he said. Delfin did not specify how many people were affected. The typhoon was packing winds of up to 175 kph (109 mph), with gusts of 210 kph (131 mph), according to AP.
