Natural disaster – Strong winds and torrential rains have already caused at least two deaths in China
With global warming, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and even more violent. In Asia, populations have been facing the power of super typhoon Yagi for several hours. After hitting China where they caused at least two deaths, torrential rains and very violent winds are continuing their path towards Vietnam. The super typhoon made landfall on the coast of northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon.
The extremely powerful phenomenon caused the uprooting of thousands of trees and swept away boats at sea, VNExpress reported.
“It was scary”
In Haiphong, metal roofs and billboards flew across the city in the strong winds and heavy rains brought by the typhoon. “I haven’t seen a typhoon of this magnitude in years,” said Tran Thi Hoa, a 48-year-old Haiphong resident. “It was scary. I stayed indoors, after closing(…) - 20minutes
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