The strongest storm in a decade is hitting the capital Hanoi, where thousands of citizens have been evacuated and students have been asked to stay home. The death toll stands at at least 150.
Damage to a house in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, after Typhoon Yagi
At least 152 dead, 140 missingthousands of displaced people. This is the toll so far of the Super Typhoon Yagi in North Vietnam. Since Saturday, the violent hurricane that has brought Southeast Asia to its knees has been hitting the northern part of the country with storms and heavy rains. Among the most affected areas are the mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Kao Bang and Yen Bai.
Authorities in the capital Hanoi also reported the flood risk in various central districts of the city. This is because the water level of the Hong Ha River is rising dramatically by the hour.
Over a thousand families residents along the dam of the waterway have already been evacuated from their homes, Phu Tho Bridge also collapsed on Monday, September 9. According to state broadcaster VTV, the next day, a torrent of water from Lao Cai Mountain Lang Lu village buried. 35 families were involved. Hundreds of hectares of crops they were destroyed.
Motorcyclists at risk of being carried away by the wind, motorists act as a “shield”
Ad Hanoi someone schools have urged students to stay home for the whole week as a precaution. Thousands of people living in areas lower above sea level have been evacuated. They are now in protected areas of the cityaccording to government and state media reports. In the north, heavy flooding has also caused dozens of deaths.
Many the damage and flooding inside the factories (and their respective warehouses) of the country, instead report The Guardian e Reuterswhich risk having serious repercussions on exports. Forced to close, they may resume full activity only in the coming weeks.
Before reaching North Vietnam, the super typhoon had hit southern China and the Philippines, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens. It is the most powerful typhoon that hit North Vietnam after years. The winds it generates exceed 240 kilometers per hour. For The Independentis one of the strongest storms of the last decade.