Vietnam floods: Typhoon Yagi death toll reaches 127, Hanoi on alert
Typhoon Yagi, which made landfall on Saturday, has caused widespread damage, including the collapse of a bridge
The death toll in Vietnam from Asia’s worst storm this year reached 127 on Tuesday, with torrents of rain triggering floods and landslides, burying homes, sweeping away a bridge and now threatening the capital Hanoi.
In several northern provinces, including the suburbs of Hanoi, residents waded through knee-high floods. Brown water cascaded down pedestrian steps.
Landslides and floods triggered by the typhoon have killed at least 127 people in northern Vietnam and 54 others were missing, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday in its latest update on the situation.
Most of the victims were killed in landslides and flash floods, the agency said, adding that 764 people have been injured.
The typhoon made landfall on Saturday on Vietnam’s northeastern coast, devastating a swathe of industrial and residential areas and bringing heavy rain that caused floods and landslides. It had previously hit the Philippines and the southern Chinese island of Hainan.
“I have to leave everything behind as the water is rising too fast,” said Nguyen Thi Tham, a 60-year-old resident living in the flood-prone area near the Red River in Hanoi, by phone. She had only been able to take her dog with her.
