At least 127 people have now died and 54 others are missing in northern Vietnam, according to officials, as a super typhoon which hit on Saturday continues to bring heavy rainfall, landslides and flooding.
Thousands of people were seen stranded on rooftops in some northern provinces, while others posted desperate pleas for help on social media on Tuesday.
Typhoon Yagi – Vietnam’s most powerful storm in 30 years – has wreaked havoc across the north of the country, leaving 1.5 million people without power.
On Monday, dashcam footage showed the moment the Phong Chau bridge in Phu Tho province gave way, plunging several vehicles into the water below.
Although it has now weakened into a tropical depression, authorities have warned Yagi will create more disruption as it moves westwards.
Phan Thi Tuyet, 50, who lives close to the river, told the AFP news agency that she had never experienced such high water.
The storm – which brought winds of nearly 150km/h (92mph) – has damaged bridges, torn roofs off buildings, damaged factories and triggered widespread flooding and landslides, leaving 64 people still missing.
Authorities have now issued flood and landslide warnings for 401 communes across 18 northern provinces.
As well as the dead and missing, flooding and landslides have also injured at least 752 people, officials at the ministry of agriculture said on Tuesday.
Before hitting Vietnam, Yagi left 24 people dead across southern China and the Philippines.
According to officials, a super typhoon that made landfall on Saturday has killed at least 127 people and left 54 more missing in northern Vietnam. The storm is still causing flooding, landslides, and heavy rains.
In certain northern provinces, thousands of people were observed abandoned on rooftops, and on Tuesday, some of them posted fervent requests for assistance on social media.
Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Vietnam in thirty years, has destroyed much of the country’s north, knocking out power for 1.5 million people.
Dashcam video captured the moment on Monday when the Phong Chau bridge in the province of Phu Tho collapsed, sending multiple cars into the water below.
Authorities have warned that although Yagi has now weakened into a tropical depression, it will continue to cause disruptions as it moves west.
The AFP news agency was informed by Phan Thi Tuyet, 50, who lives near the river, that she had never seen such high water.
Gripping her two dogs, she cried, “I have lost everything, all gone.”.
“In order to save our lives, I had to ascend to a higher location. All of the furniture was not allowed to go with us. Now everything is underwater. “.
64 people are still unaccounted for after the storm, which had winds of almost 150 km/h (92 mph), destroyed factories, tore off roofs from buildings, and caused extensive flooding and landslides.
Presently, 401 communes in 18 northern provinces are under warning from authorities for landslides and floods.
In parts of the provinces of Thai Nguyen and Yen Bai, one-story homes were nearly entirely submerged in the early hours of Tuesday, and residents were waiting for rescue on the roofs.
At least 752 people have been injured by landslides and flooding in addition to the dead and missing, according to information released on Tuesday by ministry of agriculture officials.
Yagi killed twenty-four people in southern China and the Philippines before striking Vietnam.
Typhoons may bring with them increased wind and rainfall intensity as global temperatures rise, according to meteorologists, though the impact of climate change on specific storms is complex.
