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by Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen
HANOI (Reuters) – Heavy flooding is expected in northern Vietnam, including the capital Hanoi, on Tuesday, Vietnamese authorities said, as the death toll from Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit Asia so far this year, continued to rise.
Landslides and flooding triggered by the typhoon have left at least 82 people dead and 64 people missing in the north of the country, the disaster agency said Tuesday.
Most of the victims died in landslides and flash floods, the agency said in its latest report, adding that 752 people were injured.
Other areas in northern Vietnam, including the industrial hubs of Bac Giang and Thai Nguyen, home to factories for multinationals such as Samsung Electronics and Foxconn, are also facing severe flooding, state media reported. It was not immediately clear whether there was any damage to the companies.
The typhoon hit Vietnam’s northeastern coast on Saturday, devastating much of the country’s industrial and residential areas and bringing heavy rains that triggered floods and landslides. The storm had already hit the Philippines and the southern Chinese island of Hainan.
Several rivers in northern Vietnam have reached alarming levels, leaving villages and residential areas flooded, according to the disaster management agency and state media.
In Phu Tho province, a 30-year-old bridge over the Red River collapsed on Monday, leaving eight people missing, according to a statement from provincial authorities.
Traffic was later banned or restricted on other bridges spanning the river, including Chuong Duong, one of Hanoi’s largest, state media reported.
“The water level of the Red River is rising rapidly,” the government said in a message posted on its Facebook account on Tuesday.
Floods have already engulfed villages on the outskirts of Hanoi, state broadcaster VTV reported, and authorities have evacuated residents from those villages.
(Reporting Khanh Vu Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio; French version Dagmarah Mackos, editing by Kate Entringer)
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