HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is bracing for Typhoon Sarika as the death toll from flooding in the central part of the country triggered by heavy rains rose to 31.

The typhoon with sustained winds of 165 kph (103 mph) and gusts of up to 200 kph (124 mph) is moving toward northern Vietnam at 15 kilometers per hour (9 miles per hour), the national weather forecast center said Tuesday.

It warned that heavy rains are expected Tuesday night and Wednesday in the northeast of the country.

The government has urged ships and vessels to stay away from the typhoon path in the South China Sea and take shelter. It also urged local authorities to prepare to evacuate people from high-risk areas.

Sarika, named after a singing bird in Cambodia, slammed the northern Philippines on Sunday, killing two people and displacing 150,000.

In Vietnam, seven more bodies have been recovered, bringing the death toll from the flooding in central region to 31, while authorities are still searching for another person who was reported missing, disaster officials said.

The flooding triggered by heavy rains of up to 90 centimeters (3 feet) last week submerged 125,000 homes and damaged infrastructure, crops and temporarily disrupted the North-South Highway and railway links.

Vietnam is prone to floods and storms, which kill hundreds of people and cause damages of millions of dollars each year.

This story has been corrected to show that the typhoon’s name is Sarika. </s> Vietnam is bracing itself for the full brunt Typhoon Sarika, which has already brought torrential rains and deadly floods on Monday.

The death toll in the country rose to 31 after central parts of Vietnam suffered heavy rains triggered by the typhoon. Authorities are reportedly still searching for a person who was reported missing.

The typhoon reportedly sustained winds of 103 mph and gusts of up to 124 mph.

Sarika is expected to bring heavy rains Tuesday night and Wednesday to the northeastern part of Vietnam. Significant impacts are expected across the region.

Local authorities are being urged by the government to prepare to evacuate people in high risk areas.

Vietnam is susceptible to floods and storms, as they kill hundreds of people each year, causing a great deal of damage.

The typhoon killed two people and displaced nearly 150,000 people in the Philippines over the weekend. Sarika, leaving a destructive path thus far left over 240,000 people without power.

The northern parts of the Philippines could be expecting another typhoon hit later in the week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. </s> HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is bracing for Typhoon Sakira as the death toll from flooding in central part of the country triggered by heavy rains rose to 31.

The typhoon with sustained winds of 165 kph (103 mph) and gusts of up to 200 kph (124 mph) is moving toward northern Vietnam at 15 kilometers per hour (9 miles per hour), the national weather forecast center said Tuesday.

The government has urged ships and vessels to stay away from the typhoon path in the South China Sea and take shelter. It also urged local authorities to stand ready to evacuate people from high-risk areas.

Sarika, named after a singing bird in Cambodia, slammed northern Philippines on Sunday, killing two people and displacing 150,000.

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. </s> The death toll from a tropical storm in central and northern Vietnam rose to 27, leaving 26 injured, with seven people still missing, according to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua.

The typhoon Son Tinh -- which started last week -- led to floods in the region due to heavy rainfall.

The capital Hanoi was hit by torrential rains, with around 4,000 houses reportedly damaged and 6,000 flooded.
The death toll in Vietnam, from Typhoon Sarika, rises to at least 31 people.