In addition to causing extensive flooding and landslides, the storm destroyed industries, tore down bridges, and destroyed roofs on houses, killing over sixty people.
On Tuesday, as Typhoon Yagi tore through northern Vietnam, killing sixty-three and leaving forty more missing, rescue personnel hurried to get thousands of people out of dangerous floods.
Meteorologists said that Yagi, which made landfall on Saturday, was the strongest typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years, with winds exceeding 149 kilometers per hour (92 miles per hour).
Many towns in the heavily populated north of the nation, which serves as a significant industrial hub for multinational tech companies like Samsung, are currently partially submerged in water due to severe flooding.
In areas of the cities of Thai Nguyen and Yen Bai, one-story homes were nearly entirely drowned in the early hours of Tuesday, and inhabitants were waiting for rescue on the roofs.
In an attempt to save elderly and young people, rescue crews were attempting to enter residential areas. Family members of people stranded in floodwaters made frantic requests for assistance and supplies on social media.
Communities beside the raging Red River that runs through the capital, Hanoi, were also partially submerged, forcing residents to flee.
Living near to the river, Phan Thi Tuyet, fifty, claimed she had never seen the water this high.
“It’s all gone, all I had. To save our lives, I had to move to a higher altitude. None of the furniture is allowed to travel with us. Now everything is underwater.”
At least 752 people have been injured by landslides and flooding in addition to the dead and missing, according to information released by ministry of agriculture authorities on Tuesday.
Bridge collapse
As the water level climbed on Tuesday, authorities delayed the train line over the Long Bien bridge and prohibited heavy vehicles from crossing a major bridge over the Red River in central Hanoi.
The incident happened after a bridge in the northern province of Phu Tho collapsed dramatically on Monday.
Eight more persons were reported missing by officials on Tuesday, however five of the individuals who were crossing the bridge at the time had been saved.
Forecasters predicted that later on Tuesday, flooding might affect central Hanoi.
A significant production base for international tech companies like Samsung and Foxconn, northern Vietnam’s factories have also experienced significant disruptions and power outages as a result of the storm.
Before reaching Vietnam, Yagi tore across the Philippines and southern China, killing at least twenty-four more people.
According to a July study, the climate crisis is causing typhoons in the region to form closer to the shore, intensify more quickly, and stay over land longer.
