Super Typhoon Yagi triggers landslide in Vietnam killing nine

One of the astir almighty typhoons to deed Vietnam successful a decennary ripped roofs disconnected buildings, sank boats and caused flooding.

Super Typhoon Yagi ripped roofs disconnected buildings, sank boats and triggered landslides successful Vietnam, leaving 9 radical dead, earlier being downgraded into a tropical slump arsenic it continues to weaken.

Yagi, which has devastated infrastructure and uprooted trees, made landfall successful bluish Vietnam, packing winds exceeding 149km/h (93 mph), earlier being downgraded into a tropical slump connected Sunday. Meteorological authorities described Yagi arsenic “one of the astir almighty typhoons successful the region” implicit the past decade.

A household of 4 was killed successful a landslide successful the mountainous Hoa Binh state of bluish Vietnam aboriginal connected Sunday morning, according to authorities media.

The landslide happened astir midnight, aft respective hours of dense rainfall brought by Yagi, erstwhile a hillside gave mode and collapsed onto a house, VnExpress said, citing Vietnamese authorities.

The home’s 51-year-old proprietor escaped but his wife, girl and 2 grandchildren were buried, their bodies recovered soon after.

Four radical were besides killed connected Saturday arsenic roofing flew done the air, catastrophe absorption authorities said.

A antheral successful Hai Duong state was killed connected Friday erstwhile beardown winds brought down a tree.

Several areas of the larboard metropolis of Hai Phong were nether fractional a metre (1.6 feet) of floodwaters connected Sunday, and energy was out, with powerfulness lines and electrical poles damaged, according to AFP quality agency.

At Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site astir 70km (43 miles) up the seashore from the city, fishermen were successful daze arsenic they examined the harm connected Sunday morning.

According to the Reuters quality agency, a twelve radical were missing astatine oversea adjacent Ha Long, with rescue operations expected to commencement connected Sunday erstwhile conditions allow. The study could not beryllium instantly verified.

At slightest 23 boats were besides earnestly damaged oregon sunk astatine the Hai Au vessel fastener connected Tuan Chau Island, according to residents.

Rooftops of buildings were blown disconnected and motorbikes were near toppled implicit successful piles of gathering rubble and glass, AFP reported.

Before hitting Vietnam, Yagi tore done confederate China and the Philippines, sidesplitting astatine slightest 24 radical and injuring dozens others.

Mounting grounds shows that progressively warmer oceans are fuelling much almighty tropical storms than before, according to clime scientists.

Men cod debris connected a flooded thoroughfare aft Super Typhoon Yagi deed the metropolis of Hai Phong [Nhac Nguyen/AFP]

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