Vietnam has deployed nearly 100,000 military personnel and evacuated around 250,000 residents as Typhoon Bualoi barrels toward its central coastline, local media reported on Sunday, according to Al Jazeera.

The typhoon, packing winds of up to 130 km/h, is the 10th to hit Vietnam this year and was forecast to make landfall later on Sunday, the country’s meteorological agency said.

“This is a fast-moving storm, nearly twice the normal speed, with strong intensity and wide-ranging impact. It could unleash multiple hazards at once — from powerful winds and torrential rain to flooding, flash floods, landslides, and coastal inundation," the agency warned in a statement.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the “highest level of readiness" as the storm entered Vietnamese waters.

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