In Vietnam, the death toll of Typhoon Yagi has surpassed 150, based on estimates from government, as one of the country’s largest rivers rises to its highest level in 20 years, with flood all over the streets of Hanoi.
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| Flooded street in Vietnam following Typhoon Yagi. Photo: Ming Nguyen/Reuters via aljazeera.com |
By Wednesday, some residents were forced to navigate their neighbourhoods by boat after flood water from the swollen Red River reached a metre high in parts of the Capital.
People in their thousands have evacuated from low-lying areas of the city and ten (10) of Hanoi’s administrative districts are on “flood alert”, as reported by State Media.
The government revealed, floods and landslides across Northern Vietnam have been the main causes of death from the Typhoon.
