Typhoon Yagi leaves more than 60 dead, dozens missing in Vietnam

HANOI: Emergency workers were racing to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods on Tuesday (Sep 10) after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 others missing.
About 752 people have also been injured in flooding and landslides, officials at the ministry of agriculture said.
Yagi, the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years, downed bridges, tore roofs off buildings and damaged factories after making landfall on Saturday carrying winds in excess of 149kmh.
The north of the country is now battling serious flooding, with several communities partially underwater.
A 30-year-old bridge over the Red River in the northern province of Phu Tho collapsed on Monday, leaving eight missing, according to a statement from the provincial People’s Committee.
Reports said 10 cars and trucks along with two motorbikes fell into the river. 
Pham Truong Son, 50, a survivor of the bridge collapse, said he was driving on the bridge on his motorcycle when he heard a loud noise.
Before he knew what was happening, he was falling into the river. Son said he managed to swim and hold on to a drifting banana tree to stay afloat before he was rescued.
Authorities subsequently banned or limited traffic on other bridges across the river, including Chuong Duong Bridge in Hanoi, according to state media reports.
One-storey homes in parts of Thai Nguyen and Yen Bai cities were almost completely submerged in the early hours of Tuesday, with residents waiting on the roofs for help.
In Hanoi, communities along the Red River were also partially underwater, with people forced to evacuate.
Phan Thi Tuyet, 50, who lives close to the river, said she had never experienced such high water.
“I have lost everything, all gone. I had to come to higher ground to save our lives. We can not bring with us any of the furniture. Everything is underwater now.”