Days after Typhoon Yagi devastated the country’s north, killing at least 152 people, Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, evacuated thousands of people living close to the swollen Red River as its waters flooded streets.
The strongest typhoon to hit Asia this year, Yagi, made landfall on Saturday and proceeded westward, bringing with it strong winds and a lot of rain. It destroyed a bridge this week and tore through provinces along the Red River, which is the largest in the region.
The government estimated that 140 people were missing and 152 people had died as a result of the typhoon and the landslides and floods that followed.
According to government and state media, students at several Hanoi schools have been instructed to stay home for the remainder of the week, and thousands of people who live in low-lying areas have been evacuated.
Living in a neighbourhood near the banks of the Red River, Nguyen Van Hung, 56, said, “My home is now part of the River.”
Authorities warned of flood risks on Tuesday, forcing the charity Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation to evacuate its office closer to the city centre.
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