• 2 months ago
At least 21 people have died in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, triggering landslides and floods, state media reported on Sunday.

National television station VTV said at least 12 people had been killed in mountainous provinces after heavy rain caused by the typhoon softened the soil and collapsed on houses.

In Lao Cai province, a landslide swept through a village, killing 6 people and injuring 9 others, the report said.
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00:00Today, a large amount of mud from the high mountain behind has fallen down and covered four houses of four households in the village of Hoa Su Van 1.
00:08Because the landslide happened too quickly, many people did not have time to escape.
00:12The Sapa township has mobilized 80 officers, self-defense troops and police officers, along with the local police force of Muong Hoa village to the scene to rescue the family.
00:20At 6 p.m. today, the rescue team found 6 bodies, 9 injured people were rescued and taken to the emergency room at Sapa township's Da Khoa hospital.
00:30Up to 5 p.m. today, the rain caused at least one person to die due to the collapse of a house in Van Tran commune.
00:37There are nearly 570 houses in the whole province that have collapsed rapidly.
00:41More than 950 hectares of paddy fields, mainly rice fields, have been damaged.
00:45In terms of traffic, many highways, rural roads have been flooded.
00:49Concentrate in Trang Tau, Van Tran, Mu Cang Trai.
00:52Among them, Highway No. 32 flooded 3 locations, with large volumes being processed for traffic.
00:58Many public constructions, waterways, and bridges this morning caused the water to flow back quickly, causing a deep flood.
01:04Nine households were flooded by the house.
01:09Highway No. 104 was blocked due to flooding and landslides.
01:13In Phu Yen county, the rain also caused flooding in many areas of rice fields, paddy fields and flowers of the people.
01:22In 2008, the flooding caused many areas of flowers to be flooded.
01:26Many locations have been isolated, such as Thanh Hai commune, Tan Lap, Deo Gia.
01:32According to the depth statistics, 5 communes, 42 villages have been divided,
01:36and more than 500 hectares of fruit trees, palm trees have been flooded.
01:40Now the flood water is still flowing.
01:42Le Vien, An Lac of Son Dong county.
01:44The water level is about 1 meter above the ground to ensure safety.
01:47Two-thirds of the communes have been disconnected due to long-term power outages.
01:51The telecommunication system is not stable.
01:54It was built sturdily, but after the flood, many items were destroyed.
01:59Tourist attractions in Ha Long, such as Sun World, will certainly take many more weeks to recover.
02:06Although many people in Quang Ninh are prepared to respond,
02:09they can't help but be surprised by the devastation of this storm.
02:13Nearly 20,000 houses were damaged.
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