HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam braced for Typhoon Wipha on Monday as coastal provinces were placed on emergency alert and airlines canceled flights ahead of the storm’s expected landfall early Tuesday.

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.

As more than 80,000 people sheltered in emergency centres across the Philippines, the couple tied the knot in knee-deep water. | ITV National News