Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have killed four people in northern Thailand, the government said on Wednesday (September 11). Floods have also affected parts of Myanmar and Laos.
In Thailand, two people were killed following a landslide in Chiang Mai province, and two others in unspecified circumstances in Chiang Rai province, according to officials from the department in charge of natural disaster management.
Nearly 9,000 families affected by the floods will soon receive aid, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said. The Health Ministry said medical staff, volunteers and rescue teams had been deployed to help the elderly.
About 29 people have been killed in disasters linked to heavy rains since the start of Thailand’s monsoon season in July, according to Thailand’s disaster relief department. Heavy rains are expected until Tuesday, September 17, the national weather forecasting service warned.
In neighboring Laos, state media reported that at least one person had died in the floods. Some swollen rivers in the northern province of Luang Prabang had reached alert level, reports said. Homes and shops in the provincial capital, a World Heritage Site, were flooded, the Lao Post.
In Burma, rains have caused major flooding in Tachileik (East), a town on the border with Thailand, disrupting telephone communications, local press and witnesses reported.
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143 dead and 58 missing in Vietnam
As Thailand mourns its first deaths linked to Typhoon Yagi, Vietnam reported on Wednesday 143 dead and 58 missing since the passage of the powerful storm, which made landfall on Saturday near Haiphong, before weakening on Sunday.
Sixteen provinces and cities remained under threat of landslides and flash floods as of Wednesday, although several state media outlets said water had started to recede in some mountainous areas.
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In Hanoi, which is suffering the worst flooding since 2008, according to state media, police are checking that homes near the river are empty. “All residents must leave”a local police official told Agence France-Presse. “We take them to public buildings converted into temporary shelters or they are staying with relatives. There has been a lot of rain, and the water is rising quickly.”
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About 210,000 hectares of crops were destroyed, officials from Vietnam’s agriculture ministry said. Authorities did not say whether the new death toll included the landslide that left 22 dead and 73 missing in Lao Cai province.
Before hitting Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi had passed through southern China and the Philippines, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens.
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