Video: Impressive bridge collapse in Vietnam leaves 13 people missing as cars fall into the river

He Typhoon Yagi weakened on Sunday and was downgraded to a tropical depression after causing 21 deaths in Vietnamwhere it caused widespread damage and landslides.

However, it caused the collapse of a busy bridge in the north of the country. where at least 10 vehicles fell into the river and 13 people are missing. The Deputy Prime Minister indicated that it was not yet confirmed whether there were any casualties due to the collapse of the Phong Chau Bridge in the province of Phu ThoPart of the 375-metre structure is still standing, which is why the military has been ordered to urgently build a pontoon bridge.

The days before, Yagi passed through several regions of China and the Philippines, where it caused at least 24 dead. In Vietnam caused 21 dead and 229 injured, according to state media on Sunday evening.

In that country it made landfall on Saturday with winds of more than 150 km/h, and four people from the same family died early Sunday morning in a landslide in the mountainous province of Hoa Binh, in the north of the country, state media reported.

Vietnam suffered countless damages due to the arrival of Typhoon Yagi

The landslide, which engulfed a house, occurred after several hours of heavy rains caused by the typhoonVNExpress reported citing local authorities. The 51-year-old owner of the house managed to escape but his wife, daughter and two grandchildren died.

According to the department of Ministry of Defense Rescue and Assistancein addition to the four victims of Hoa Binh More people died after being crushed by trees, landslides and drifting boats.

Six people, including a newborn and a one-year-old child, died on Sunday in a landslide in the city of Sa Pain a mountainous area in the northwest of VietnamThe tragedy came after heavy rains and violent winds, but authorities have not yet attributed the deaths to the storm.

The meteorological agency downgraded on Sunday Yagi into a tropical depression, although several districts of the port city of Haiphong They were under half a meter of water and without electricity, according to AFP journalists.

Before hitting Vietnam, the Typhoon Yagi crossed the south of China and the Philippines, where it caused the death of at least 24 people and injured dozens more.

According to a study published in July, typhoons in the region are now forming closer to the coast, intensifying more quickly and staying over land longer as a result of climate change.