The death toll from typhoon Jagi in northern Vietnam has risen to at least 127. Another 54 people are missing, and more than 700 are injured. Referring to the Vietnamese Disaster Management Office, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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A 30-year-old bridge over the Red River in northern Phu Tho province collapsed near Hanoi after Typhoon Jagi hit northern Vietnam.
Most of the victims were caused by flash floods and landslides due to heavy downpours. Authorities in Yen Bai province, north of Hanoi, ordered the evacuation of more than 59,000 people.
Two days after Jagi hit mainland Vietnam, the Southeast Asian country is still dealing with the deadly aftermath of the storm, which destroyed homes and transport infrastructure and damaged factories. In 17 northern provinces, according to the AFP agency, floods and landslides affected almost 429 villages, in the city of Yen Bai, the water rose to a record level. 18,000 houses were under water. In Hanoi, some people had to leave their homes when the Red River overflowed its banks.
“I lost everything, everything. It’s under water now,” said a 50-year-old woman who lives on the river bank. She said she had never experienced floods of a similar scale before, she told AFP from the rescue canoe, where she was accompanied by her two dogs.
A 30-year-old bridge over the Red River in northern Phu Tho province collapsed on Monday near Hanoi. Eight people are still missing there. Authorities subsequently banned or restricted traffic on other bridges over the stream, including the Chuong Duong Bridge, one of Hanoi’s largest, according to state media.
One of the strongest storms in a decade hit the Vietnamese mainland on Saturday, leaving more than three million people without electricity for 15 hours, disrupting telecommunications and damaging factories and infrastructure, especially in the industrial coastal provinces of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong.
Source: spravy.pravda.sk
