Typhoon Yagi has caused 262 deaths and another 83 people missing in Vietnam

On the morning of September 14, 2024, according to the news from Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Typhoon Yagi has had an extremely serious impact in Vietnam, with the death toll reaching 262 and another 83 people missing.

Typhoon Yagi made landfall in northern Vietnam on September 7. Subsequently, its follow-up impact caused continuous heavy rainfall in northern Vietnam. Lao Cai, Cao Bằng, and Yên Bái became the provinces most severely affected. Heavy rainfall triggered a series of secondary disasters such as floods and landslides. Many houses were washed away and infrastructure was also severely damaged. A large number of residents were forced to flee their homes and become displaced.

Previously, Yagi had landed in the Philippines, Hainan and Guangdong in China successively, bringing varying degrees of damage to these areas. In Vietnam, facing such a serious disaster situation, the Vietnamese government quickly launched rescue operations, actively organized forces to search for missing people, resettle disaster victims, and transport living materials and medical supplies to disaster areas. At the same time, the international community also expressed concern about the disaster situation in Vietnam. China played the role of reservoirs in the upper reaches of the Red River to support Vietnam in flood fighting. The governments of the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries also announced providing humanitarian aid funds and materials to Vietnam.

At present, the people who have been relocated in various parts of Vietnam have begun to return home one after another, and the cleanup work in disaster areas will soon begin. But the pain and losses brought by Typhoon Yagi will affect the lives of the Vietnamese people for a long time. Meteorological experts said that the power of this Typhoon Yagi is huge, which is related to factors such as high sea surface temperature, low wind shear and sufficient water vapor replenishment. Subsequently, relevant departments will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the disaster caused by this typhoon to further strengthen the prevention and response to similar natural disasters.