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Death toll from Typhoon Yagi rises to 127, 54 people still missing

September 10, 2024 - 19:48

The northern region will continue to experience moderate to heavy rain, with some areas receiving very heavy rain and thunderstorms, with totals of 40-90mm generally, and locally over 200mm.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Quốc Trị inspects disaster recovery efforts in Hua Păng Commune, Mộc Châu District. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful tropical storm of the year, has killed 127 people and left 54 others missing in the northern region due to floods and landslides.

The Department of Dike Management and Disaster Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported that the mountainous province of Cao Bằng has the highest number of deaths and missing persons, with 19 fatalities and 36 unaccounted for, followed by Lào Cai with 38 deaths and 13 missing, Yên Bái with 37 deaths and three missing, Quảng Ninh with nine deaths, Hải Phòng with two deaths, and Phú Thọ with eight missing due to the bridge collapse and one death.

The typhoon and flooding have also injured 764 people, 536 in Quảng Ninh; 81 in Hải Phòng; 52 in Bắc Ninh; 21 in Lào Cai; 12 in Hà Nội;, 10 in Lạng Sơn; 12 in Cao Bằng; seven in Bắc Giang and five in Phú Thọ.

Additionally, the storm has damaged 62,828 hectares of rice, 29,543 hectares of crops, and 15,959 hectares of fruit trees. It has also swept away 1,582 fish farming cages and killed 1,174 livestock and 732,321 poultry.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, heavy rain has continued in Lào Cai, Yên Bái, Hòa Bình, Phú Thọ, Quảng Ninh and Thanh Hóa since early Tuesday.

Specifically, Lào Cai and Yên Bái will see heavy to very heavy rains with totals of 50-120mm and locally over 250 mm. The Northern Delta, Hòa Bình, Thanh Hóa, and Nghệ An will see heavy to very heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms from early Tuesday, with rainfall totals of 50-120mm generally, and locally over 300mm.

On Wednesday, these regions will continue to experience moderate to heavy rain, with some areas receiving very heavy rain and thunderstorms, with totals of 40-90mm generally, and locally over 200mm.

Hoàng Văn Đại, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, has warned of the risk of flooding in low-lying riverbank areas across several provinces, including Lạng Sơn, Cao Bằng, Lào Cai, Yên Bái, Phú Thọ, Bắc Giang, Bắc Kạn, Thái Nguyên, Hòa Bình, Ninh Bình and Thanh Hóa.

Additionally, flash floods and landslides could occur on steep slopes in the northern mountainous regions and Thanh Hóa. — VNS

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