Yagi was the most powerful typhoon to strike Southeast Asia in decades, making landfall with winds reaching 92 mph.
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam has risen to at least 87 with many other individuals still missing and injured.On Tuesday, state-run media in Vietnam reported the rise in the number of fatalities following the typhoon, while also noting that at least 70 people were still missing.Yagi was the most powerful typhoon to strike Southeast Asia in decades, making landfall on Saturday with winds reaching 149 kph . Although it weakened by Sunday, heavy rainfall continued to batter the region.
Video footage obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday captured the moment soil cascaded down a hill, burying houses and a road while residents scrambled to escape. Local authorities reported that three people were rescued after a steel bridge collapsed into the Red River the previous day, while 13 others are still missing.In Yen Bai, a mountainous province, thousands were evacuated as floodwaters continued to rise, local media reported.
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