Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hu Duc Phuc stated on Monday {that a} busy bridge collapsed in northern Vietnam after tremendous hurricane Yagi, inflicting 10 automobiles and two bikes to fall into the Pink River.
It’s unclear whether or not any casualties had been attributable to the collapse of the Phong Chau bridge in Phu Tho province. Mr. He stated at the least three individuals had been rescued and 13 had been lacking.
A part of the 375-meter (1,230-foot) bridge nonetheless stands, and Mr. Ho stated he had instructed the army to construct a pontoon bridge as quickly as attainable.
Yagi, Asia’s strongest storm this yr, has killed at the least 59 individuals since making landfall in Vietnam on Saturday, bringing with it winds of as much as 203 km/h (126 mph).
Within the days that adopted, the storm wreaked havoc throughout northern Vietnam.
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Growth stated on Monday that landslides and flash floods killed at the least 44 individuals, together with a 68-year-old girl, a one-year-old boy and a new child child.
Greater than 240 individuals have been injured and about 1.5 million individuals stay with out energy.
The hurricane additionally destroyed roofs of buildings and uprooted bushes.
Though it has weakened to a tropical melancholy, authorities warned that extra flooding and landslides had been attainable because the storm moved westward.
Flood waters reached one meter (three toes) excessive in Yen Bai province on Monday, with 2,400 households transferring to increased floor as water ranges rose, AFP reported.
The Yagi additionally sank and swept away dozens of fishing boats. After greater than a dozen fishermen had been reported lacking on Sunday, search and rescue crews discovered 27 individuals adrift at sea.
Practically 50,000 individuals have been evacuated from coastal cities in Vietnam, and authorities have issued warnings to remain indoors.
Faculties in 12 northern provinces, together with Hanoi, are briefly closed.
Earlier than attacking Vietnam, the Yagi killed 24 individuals in southern China and the Philippines.
Scientists say typhoons and hurricanes have gotten stronger and extra frequent and staying on land for longer as a result of local weather change. Hotter waters imply storms take up extra vitality, resulting in increased wind speeds.
A hotter environment additionally holds extra moisture, which may result in extra intense rainfall.
