BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Typhoon Cimaron is heading toward eastern Vietnam on Tuesday£¬after leaving six people dead and two missing in northern Philippines£¬Vietnam media reported.

    Originally, Cimaron quickly lost strength after landing the northeastern Philippine province of Isabela late Sunday and cutting across Luzon island Monday with winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph.

    Philippine forecasters said that it may intensify over the South China Sea before making a second landfall along the eastern Vietnamese coast by Saturday morning, then dissipating over Laos on Sunday.

    Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung told disaster officials that evacuation of people from high-risk areas must be completed by Thursday afternoon.

    The deputy prime minister also ordered provincial governments to recall fishing boats still operating in the South China Sea and banned other fishing boats from leaving port.

    Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung dispatched Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong to the central region to direct emergency operations.

    Last month's Typhoon Xangsane left 230 people dead and missing as it ripped through Philippine capital Manila and neighboring provinces and later killed 69 people in central Vietnam.

    (Agencies)