In pictures: Typhoon Yagi leaves death and destruction in north Vietnam

Most powerful storm in Vietnam in 30 years

Destruction in UNESCO world heritage Ha Long Bay

Most powerful storm in Vietnam in 30 years

Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year and the worst storm for Vietnam in 30 years, has wreaked havoc in the north of the country after passing through southern China and the Philippines.

Loss of power for 1.5 million

Floods and landslides have resulted in loss of power for around 1.5 million people in the country, as well as causing death, injuries, and damage to infrastructure.

Over 700 people injured

More than 700 people have been injured, around 80 people have died and other 64 are missing in Vietnam as a result of landslides and flash floods, according to the ministry of agriculture and rural development.

At least 60 dead after bridge collapse

At least 60 of the victims died as a result of the Pho Chau bridge collapsing into the Red River in Phu Tho province on Monday, according to Vietnamese authorities, and at least three people have been rescued from the river, they said.

A bus swept into a flooded stream

Also on Monday, a bus carrying 20 people was swept into a flooded stream by a landslide in mountainous Cao Bang province, AP reported. State media said four bodies were recovered from the bus and one person was rescued alive. The others were still missing.

Widespread damage

The typhoon tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees, and left widespread damage to infrastructure and factories in the north, including in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, Reuters reported.

7% of rice fields flooded

Floods have inundated 148,600 hectares or almost 7% of rice fields in northern Vietnam and 26,100 hectares of cash crops, according to La Caí province disaster management agency, Reuters reported.

Thousands evacuated

In the Yen Bai province, flood waters reached a metre high on Monday, with 2,400 families evacuated to higher ground as levels rose and in northern coastal towns nearly 50,000 people have been evacuated, according to an AFP report.

Schools closed

Authorities have issued warnings to remain indoors and schools have temporarily closed in 12 northern provinces, including Hanoi, according to a BBC report.

Destruction in UNESCO world heritage Ha Long Bay

A restaurant owner in Ha Long Bay, a north coastal town which is a UNESCO world heritage site, told the BBC she and many other people had lost everything in the storm. "There is nothing left. When I look around, people have also lost all they had, just like me," she said.

More disruption to come

Although the storm has now weakened into a tropical depression, authorities have warned Yagi will create more disruption as it moves westwards.

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