Super Typhoon Yagi has made landfall in Vietnam, killing at least four people and injuring over 70. It's Asia most powerful storm this year, having left a trail of destruction in southern China and the Philippines.
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00:00Asia's most powerful storm this year, now making landfall in northern Vietnam.
00:14Ripping metal panels off roofs and uprooting thousands of trees, leaving just a thin trunk
00:21for this person to hold onto against raging winds in the port city of Haiphong.
00:29Storm Typhoon Yagi has forced tens of thousands of people in coastal towns to evacuate.
00:35Meanwhile in the capital, people took cover under bridges as riding their motorbikes became
00:40virtually impossible.
00:42I've never seen a typhoon like this before.
00:44It's terrible.
00:45You can't even ride your motorbike.
00:47The wind is so strong, you can't even move.
00:50The wind can blow up to seven people.
00:54It's very dangerous.
00:58Vietnam is the third country to be hit by the super typhoon.
01:02Yagi's power peaked in China's Hainan, an island home to over 10 million, killing at
01:08least two people there and cutting power in over 800,000 homes.
01:13The storm had already left at least 16 people dead in the Philippines, the first country
01:19it hit, where residents are now trying to recover, cleaning away mud and debris from
01:24their homes.
01:28Here in Vietnam, people come out cautiously to gather bags of sand and brick to shield
01:33their homes from further damage.
01:35Authorities warn people to stay inside, as powerful winds are expected to continue as
01:40the storm moves inland and is forecast to move into neighboring Laos.
01:45Howat Zhang, NJ, for Taiwan Plus.