Typhoon Yagi has been downgraded to a tropical depression after slamming into Vietnam where it killed at least 59 people and left a trail of destruction across the country's northern regions. The storm is Asia's strongest this year and first hit the Philippines and southern China before making landfall in Vietnam.
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00:00Typhoon Yagi is losing steam in Vietnam after killing at least 59 people and leaving a trail
00:07of destruction across the country's northern regions.
00:10Fallen trees are strewn across streets and thousands of homes are damaged.
00:14A bridge has collapsed, throwing cars into a river.
00:18Thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal towns and some are without power.
00:22The storm is Asia's strongest this year and had hit the Philippines and southern China
00:27before moving into Vietnam.
00:29Vietnamese authorities have downgraded Yagi to a tropical depression as it weakens.