Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Hu Duc Phuc stated on Monday {that a} busy bridge collapsed in northern Vietnam after tremendous storm Yagi, inflicting 10 automobiles and two bikes to plunge into the Crimson River.
Mr Ho added that at the very least three folks have been rescued to this point and 13 individuals are lacking after the collapse of the Phong Chau bridge in Phu Tho province. It is unclear if anybody died.
A part of the 375-meter (1,230-foot) tall construction nonetheless stands, and the navy has been instructed to construct a pontoon bridge as quickly as attainable.
Yagi, Asia’s strongest storm this 12 months, has killed greater than 60 folks since making landfall in Vietnam on Saturday, bringing with it winds of as much as 203 km/h (126 mph).
Within the days that adopted, the storm wreaked havoc throughout northern Vietnam.
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Improvement stated on Monday that at the very least 44 victims, together with a 68-year-old girl, a one-year-old boy and a new child child, had been killed by landslides and flash floods.
Greater than 240 folks have been injured and about 1.5 million folks stay with out energy.
The storm additionally destroyed roofs of buildings and uprooted timber.
Though it has weakened to a tropical despair, authorities warned that extra flooding and landslides have been attainable because the storm moved westward.
Flood waters reached one meter (three ft) excessive in Yen Bai province on Monday, with 2,400 households shifting to increased floor as water ranges rose, AFP reported.
The Yagi additionally sank and swept away dozens of fishing boats. After greater than a dozen fishermen have been reported lacking on Sunday, search and rescue crews discovered 27 folks adrift at sea.
Almost 50,000 folks have been evacuated from coastal cities in Vietnam, and authorities have issued warnings to remain indoors.
Faculties in 12 northern provinces, together with Hanoi, are quickly closed.
Earlier than attacking Vietnam, the Yagi killed 24 folks in southern China and the Philippines.
Scientists say typhoons and hurricanes have gotten stronger and extra frequent and staying on land for longer on account of local weather change. Hotter waters imply storms soak up extra power, leading to increased wind speeds.
A hotter environment additionally holds extra moisture, which may result in extra intense rainfall.
