Typhoon Yagi devastates Vietnam causing massive destruction to northern regions of the country. It is the most powerful storm in Asia in 2024 so far. The nation’s meteorological agency says the storm has weakened further into a tropical depression. But serious risks of flash floods and landslides remain. Typhoon Yagi devastates Vietnam most intensely and solely in Hanoi.
It knocked its power and telecommunication services; flooded homes were damaged. Whereas thousands of trees were uprooted. The storm had left 60 people dead and 229 injured across the country with more casualties reported in Hainan, China, and the Philippines. Typhoon Yagi tore through Haiphong, an industrial city in northern Vietnam, leaving the country’s economic and industrial structure significantly devastated.
Many factories were partly or wholly destroyed, roofs torn off, and telecommunications cut off so nobody was informed. Authorities are against time restoring power and water supplies to the region. 80 per cent of the factories in DEEP C industrial zones have been damaged, though the parks avoided severe flooding.
Typhoon Yagi devastates Vietnam, destroys cars and uproots trees
The wake of Typhoon Yagi is also being felt on the coastline of Haiphong as a result of 4-meter waves that contributed to mass outages. The landslides and water-submerged highways further resulted in crippling recovery efforts in northern provinces hence preventing vital cleanup and repair processes from taking place.
Authorities in Hanoi and other affected areas launched massive cleaning operations as Typhoon Yagi devastates Vietnam, focusing on clearing the debris, uprooted trees, and destroyed cars that littered the streets of the cities. Despite everything, Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport resumed operations briefly after its closure to the storm.
Although Typhoon Yagi is no longer pounding the country, there are still considerable risks of flash floods, especially in areas near rivers. With Vietnamese officials yet to make a full assessment, complete recovery from the ravaging typhoon could take months.
