In response to Typhoon Wipha, the third to hit the East Sea this year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has decided to temporarily suspend the reception and operation of aircraft at airports located within the affected areas on July 21 and 22.

Typhoon Wipha is forecast to make landfall in Vietnam on Tuesday morning, with its impact covering Hai Phong city, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, and Thanh Hoa province.

The accident took place around 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, soon after Typhoon Wipha entered the South China Sea.

The tropical cyclone was expected to make landfall in mainland China later on Sunday with winds equivalent to those of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane.

Dozens of rescuers were scrambling in Vietnam on Sunday to trace four missing people after retrieving the bodies of dozens killed when a thunderstorm capsized a boat in the top tourist destination of Halong Bay,