Typhoon Yagi Leaves 46 Dead and 22 Missing in Vietnam
Effects of Typhoon Yagi’s landfall in Vietnam, Sept. 9, 2024. Photo: X/ @raymiris28
September 9, 2024 Hour: 7:56 am
Most of the victims were casualties of landslides and floods, with nearly all the deaths occurring in the northeastern provinces.
On Monday, Vietnamese authorities raised the death toll to 46 and reported 22 people missing due to the rains, floods, and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi, which has weakened but continues to wreak havoc in the northern part of the country.
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Most of the victims were casualties of landslides and floods, with nearly all the deaths occurring in the northeastern provinces (including Cao Bang and Lao Cai), with just one fatality in Hanoi. Flooding is expected to continue in northern Vietnam through September 11 as a result of Yagi, the most powerful typhoon recorded this year in Asia.
Many of the deaths have also been caused by falling trees and landslides, with 229 people injured. On Monday, a 375-meter bridge connecting two districts over the Red River in the province of Phu Tho collapsed, leaving at least 13 people missing.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident and the damage caused by the bridge collapse, which resulted in at least ten vehicles and two motorcycles plunging into the river, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Pho.
Vietnam’s Meteorological Department warned of heavy rains and the risk of flooding and landslides due to Yagi. The Department of Agriculture reported that 110,000 hectares of rice fields have been flooded due to heavy rains in areas such as Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Hung Yen, and Hai Duong.
Vietnamese authorities are continuing to assess the damage caused by the typhoon, which made landfall on Saturday afternoon in the city of Haiphong, home to over two million people and a key hub for tech companies. The typhoon also affected Hanoi, with a population of 8.5 million people.
Yagi brought heavy rains and sustained winds of 118 kilometers per hour, with maximum gusts reaching 149 kilometers per hour. Before the storm’s arrival, authorities evacuated around 50,000 people, and nearly half a million soldiers have been mobilized to assist with emergency efforts.
On its path to Vietnam, the typhoon passed through China’s island province of Hainan on Friday, where it caused at least two deaths and 92 injuries and left more than 1.5 million homes without power. Earlier in the week, Yagi crossed northern Luzon, the island where Manila is located. Emergency teams in their latest update reported 20 deaths, 26 missing persons, and 22 injured.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
