THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY · EVENT← TODAY'S COVERTHE WATER
Rain over Hue and Da Nang is at or near its peak, 150 to 350 mm and locally 500 to 600 mm, on ground already soaked. Flash-flood and landslide warnings are up, and a second pulse runs to Oct 11; no toll has been counted. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
3 turning points on record since Oct 6.
Oct 8intensifying → peak
Oct 7active → intensifying · intensified sharply
Oct 6appeared, active
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyHurricanes bound for the Gulf Coast and south-west Mexico, and floods in Thailand, Vietnam and Senegal.
FarmThailand's flooded east before more rain, central Vietnam's paddies, and storms over Argentina's north-east.