Yagi death toll in Viet Nam passes 260
VGP - As of early September 14, death toll from typhoon Yagi in Viet Nam reached 262 while other 83 people are still missing, reported the Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA).
Super typhoon Yagi has been identified as the most powerful storm to hit Viet Nam in the past three decades
Lao Cai was the hardest-hit locality with 111 dead and 61 missing.
It was followed by Yen Bai province 53 dead and 2 missing, and Cao Bang province with 43 dead and 9 missing.
The typhoon, the strongest storm in 30 years, damaged 168,000 houses and other 73,248 houses were submerged under flood water.
In the agricultural sector, the typhoon caused extensive damages to 183,000 ha of rice paddies, 44,000 ha of other crops, 23,661 hectares of fruit trees.
Around 2,250 aquaculture cages have been destroyed or swept away and 9,000 livestock and nearly 2 million poultry have perished.
Super Typhoon Yagi triggered landslides in Northern Viet Nam over the past days, causing widespread destruction across 26 coastal and northern provinces. The typhoon brought torrential rains, with some areas receiving over 400 millimeters of precipitation, exacerbating severe flooding and triggering landslides and flash floods in the northern mountainous region and provinces in the Red River Delta. The devastation has left many communities in despair.
UNICEF estimates that an initial $15 million is needed to address critical needs of affected children and families./.
