The typhoon brought winds in excess of 149km/h and a deluge of rain that has caused flooding not seen in decades.
A man checks his damaged boat after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Ha Long bay, in Quang Ninh province, on September 8, 2024. Super Typhoon Yagi uproots thousands of trees, sweeps ships and boats out to sea and rips roofs off houses in northern Vietnam, after leaving a trail of destruction in southern China and the Philippines.
More than 59,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Yen Bai province, local authorities said Tuesday, after the floodwaters engulfed almost 18,000 homes., state media reported, citing a senior local official, and forecasters have warned more is expected in the city’s historic centre.Phan Thi Tuyet, 50, who lives close to the swollen and fast-moving Red River which runs through the capital, said she had never experienced such high water.
Yagi downed bridges, tore roofs off buildings, damaged factories and triggered widespread flooding and landslides, leaving 64 people still missing. Rescuers were trying to reach residential areas to retrieve old people and children. On social media, relatives of those stuck in floodwater posted desperate pleas for help and supplies in the early hours of the morning.
The action followed the dramatic collapse of a bridge higher up the river in northern Phu Tho province on Monday.Five people who were crossing the bridge at the time have been rescued, but eight others were still missing Tuesday, authorities said.
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