A final report from the Vietnamese authorities on Wednesday, September 11, reported at least 143 dead and 58 missing. Several people have also lost their lives in neighboring countries.
It continues to trace its path, inexorably. Super-typhoon Yagi has left at least 143 dead and 58 missing in northern Vietnam, according to a new report dated Wednesday, September 11. It was revised upwards after a violent landslide in a village in Lao Cai province.
Floods, power cuts, destroyed houses… Yagi has been wreaking havoc in Vietnam for several days, where economic representatives have deplored a “disaster” for factories in the region. The storm, which reached Vietnam on Saturday in the provinces of Quang Ninh and Haiphong, caused bridges to collapse, damaged factories and tore tin roofs off houses, with gusts exceeding 150 km/h.
Yagi caused massive flooding, with thousands of people still stranded on rooftops of buildings waiting for help Tuesday. More than 59,000 people were forced from their homes in Yen Bai province and 18,000 homes were partially submerged, local authorities said. Sixteen provinces and cities remained at risk of landslides and flash floods Wednesday, although state media reported that waters had begun to recede in some mountainous areas.
1.5 million people without electricity
As a result, 1.5 million people were without power on Monday and the situation is far from back to normal. In Yen Bai province, rising waters reached a metre high and forced 2,400 households to take refuge in the upper floors of their homes. A total of 130 locations in 17 cities and provinces across Vietnam are at high risk of flooding and landslides, according to disaster management authorities.
The typhoon is now affecting other neighboring countries. In northern Thailand, a rescue operation is underway to help 9,000 families trapped by rising waters, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said. At least four people have been killed there. In Laos, state media also said at least one person had died in the floods.
Before hitting Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi passed through southern China and the Philippines, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens. According to a study published in July, typhoons in the region are now forming closer to shore, intensifying more quickly and staying over land longer due to climate change.
Updated Wednesday, September 11 at 8:40 a.m.: addition of a new report and first victims in Laos and Thailand.
