The force of Typhoon Yagi caused massive damage in northern Vietnam, forcing the government to close airports and evacuate citizens.
advertisementTyphoon Yagi hit Vietnam on Saturday, with wind gusts exceeding 150 kilometers per hour.
Authorities in the northern region, hit by the hurricane on Saturday afternoon, ordered the closure of four airports, including Hanoi’s. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also ordered the evacuation of citizens living in the most dangerous areas, especially those most vulnerable to floods and landslides.
The hardest hit areas were the coastal provinces of Hai Phong and Quang Ninh. Hai Phong residents reported seeing metal plates and commercial signs flying across the sky.
A woman was killed on Friday in Hanoi after a tree fell, triggering rain and strong winds, while a man was killed in Hai Duong province after a tree fell.
Vietnam’s meteorological authorities described the storm as “one of the strongest to hit the region in the past decade.”
Before reaching Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi hit China and the Philippines.
Typhoon Yagi, which swept through the Philippines and killed 21 people, has hit China, hitting Wenchang City in Hainan Province, with wind gusts reaching 245 kilometers per hour. According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, 830,000 households in Hainan were affected by power outages. In terms of casualties, the hurricane left two people dead and 92 injured.
Before the typhoon hit the area, authorities evacuated about 420,000 people, including 500,000 in Guangdong province.
According to experts, Yagi is the world’s second most powerful typhoon this year, following Category 5 Hurricane Beryl that struck the Atlantic Ocean.
