Typhoon Yagi, along with resulting landslides and floods, has claimed the lives of 254 people, with 82 still missing in Vietnam’s northern region, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The provinces of Lao Cai, Cao Bang, and Yen Bai have been the most severely affected, with fatalities reaching 111, 43, and 49, respectively, as reported by Xinhua News Agency on Friday.
In Hanoi, the floodwater levels of the Red River have dropped below the first alert level, out of three, according to the city’s Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Control, Search, and Rescue. Evacuated residents have started returning to their homes, and clean-up efforts have begun in flood-affected areas.
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh has launched a three-day clean-up campaign to restore the storm-damaged UNESCO World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay. The heritage site resumed normal tourist boat operations on Friday, almost a week after being severely impacted by the typhoon, as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front announced that as of Friday noon, its relief fund had received 775.5 billion VND ($31.5 million) in donations from people across the country to assist those affected by Typhoon Yagi.
The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, warned that hundreds of thousands of children have lost their homes and lack access to clean water, sanitation, and healthcare. Nearly two million children have been left without access to education, psychosocial support, or school meal programs, as schools have been damaged and are facing power and water shortages, the agency added.
