A tree uprooted by Typhoon Yagi in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hanoi: Before leaving, Typhoon Yagi caused devastation in many Asian countries including China and Vietnam. The horror of Yagi can be gauged from the fact that it uprooted big trees and houses in many Asian countries. It also took the lives of dozens of people. Dozens of people are still missing in various countries. After wreaking devastation in South China, this storm reached Vietnam’s capital Hanoi. After the death of at least 3 people here, Typhoon Yagi has weakened today on Sunday. With this, people can now heave a sigh of relief.
Before weakening, Yagi caused floods in many areas of China, Vietnam and many other neighboring countries. Thousands of trees fell and a large number of houses were damaged. Lakhs of people were displaced to safer places. Due to Yagi, till Saturday, 6 people had died and 92 people were injured in China. While more than 4 lakh people had to be displaced. Many people are also missing.
Landslide warning issued in Vietnam
Yagi also reached Vietnam after wreaking havoc in China. Authorities have warned of persistent heavy rains, flash floods and landslides in northern Vietnam. According to preliminary estimates, the storm has killed at least 7 people and injured dozens since its landfall on Saturday afternoon before weakening to a super typhoon. According to local officials, it is being counted among the most powerful storms in Asia this year. It killed four people on the southern Chinese Hainan Island.
Yagi kills 20 in the Philippines
Yagi has caused massive destruction not only in China and Vietnam, but also in the Philippines. The Civil Defense Office said today that the death toll in this country has risen from 16 to 20. While 22 people are missing. At the same time, Vietnam’s meteorological agency said that by 4 am on Sunday (Saturday 2100 GMT) Yagi had weakened into a tropical depression, but “there is a risk of flash floods near small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in many places in the northern mountainous regions. This also includes the coastal province of Thanh Hoa.
Yagi weakened after hitting Hanoi city
Calm returned to Hanoi, a city of 8.5 million people, this morning after Yagi weakened. However, heavy winds and rain overnight caused widespread damage, with hundreds of trees falling.
Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, the busiest in northern Vietnam, reopened on Saturday morning after being closed, state media said. Yagi generated waves up to 4 meters (13 feet) high in coastal provinces, where rescue operations for people missing at sea are expected to resume on Sunday when conditions are favorable, the government said. Coastal areas suffered prolonged power outages. In Hainan, initial estimates suggest significant economic losses and widespread power cuts, according to emergency response officials quoted by the state-run Hainan Daily. (Reuters)
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