Key Takeaways
- Typhoon Yagi has left 197 dead and 128 missing in Vietnam, causing widespread destruction and landslides.
- The storm made landfall on the northern coast of Vietnam and moved westwards, hitting the capital Hanoi with gales and heavy rain.
- The Red River area was hit by the storm, collapsing a bridge on Monday.
Hanoi: 197 dead and 128 missing in Vietnam as of Thursday morning, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi is evident in the destruction it has caused.
Yagi, the most powerful typhoon to hit Asia this year, made landfall on the northern coast of Vietnam on Saturday and moved westwards, hitting the capital Hanoi with gales and heavy rain.
The storm also hit other provinces up the Red River, the area’s largest, collapsing a bridge on Monday.
