Motorcyclists are blown over by the strong winds from Typhoon Noul as it rips into Vietnam’s central coastline on Friday (September 18).<br /><br />Shocked onlookers watched the driving rain and gusts topple over several bikers on a road, as they battled through the storm, in the city of Hue in Thua Thien Hue province on Friday.<br /><br />The storm slammed into Vietnam's central coast today after strengthening as it crossed over the South China Sea.<br /><br />It is expected to move west into Laos and northern Thailand, where severe rain and flooding have been predicted over the weekend.<br /><br />The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting in Vietnam warned of winds of up to 160 kilometres per hour.
