The tremendous storm that struck on Saturday continues to deliver heavy rainfall, landslides and floods to northern Vietnam, the place not less than 127 folks have died and 54 are lacking, officers mentioned.
1000’s of individuals had been stranded on rooftops in some northern provinces on Tuesday, whereas others posted determined messages for assistance on social media.
Hurricane Yagi, Vietnam’s strongest storm in 30 years, wreaked havoc within the nation’s northern area, leaving 1.5 million folks with out energy.
Dashcam footage confirmed the Phong Chau Bridge in Phu Tho province abruptly collapsed on Monday, sending a number of automobiles into the water.
Though it has now weakened to a tropical despair, authorities warned that Yagi will trigger extra harm because it strikes westward.
Phan Thi Tuyet, 50, who lives close to the river, instructed AFP she had by no means skilled such excessive water ranges.
“I misplaced all the pieces, all the pieces was gone,” she mentioned, clutching her two canines.
“I needed to get to greater floor to avoid wasting our lives. We could not carry any furnishings. Every little thing is underwater now.”
The storm, which introduced winds of practically 150 km/h (92 mph), broken bridges, ripped off roofs from buildings, broken factories and prompted widespread flooding and landslides, with 64 folks nonetheless alive. Individuals are lacking.
Authorities have now issued flood and landslide warnings for 401 communities in 18 northern provinces.
One-story homes had been nearly utterly submerged in elements of Thai Nguyen and Yen Bai provinces within the early hours of Tuesday, with residents ready on their roofs for rescue.
Along with the deaths and lacking individuals, not less than 752 folks had been injured by flooding and landslides, agriculture ministry officers mentioned on Tuesday.
Earlier than attacking Vietnam, the Yagi killed 24 folks in southern China and the Philippines.
Meteorologists say typhoons will deliver greater wind speeds and extra intense rainfall because the world warms, though the consequences of local weather change on particular person storms are complicated.
