Watch: Typhoon Yagi sweeps Vietnam; death toll rises
The Hindu
The death toll has been on a rise after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam
In Vietnam’s Phu Tho province, a steel bridge over the engorged Red River collapsed on September 9th, as the region faced the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi.
A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed a lorry plunging into the river
The number of people dead after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam has risen to 143, while 58 people were missing, the government said on September 11
Around 2,10,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed
Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country in decades.
It made landfall on September 5th, with winds of up to 149 kph
Despite the weakening of the typhoon, the rains have continued and water levels in rivers remain dangerously high.