Millions of people in the Southeast Asia They continue to suffer the consequences of the Typhoon Yagi, which left more than 200 dead,caused huge floods and caused extensive material damage. In VietnamIn , the country most affected by the flooding and landslides caused by the cyclone, the death toll continued to rise to 197.
Vietnam destroyed by Typhoon Yagi
In Burmarescue services announced on Thursday the discovery of 17 bodies found in flooded villages in Mandalay regionin the north of the country, where Tens of thousands of people had to evacuate their homes. Thailand for its part reported nine deaths.
Yagi hit Vietnam Last weekend, with rains that flooded much of the north of the country. He then went to Laos, Thailand and Burma, causing deadly landslides and river overflows. According to Unicef, the typhoon left damage to more than 140,000 homes in 26 provinces of the country.
In a hard-hit district on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, More than 15,000 people were affected by the floods. In addition, of the 197 people dead, 128 are still missing and more than 250,000 hectares of crops were destroyedthe emergency managers of the Ministry of Agriculture said in a report. The typhoon also punished the livestock sector, with 1.5 million chickens and ducks dead, plus 2,500 pigs, buffalos and cowsaccording to authorities.
The storm It destroyed bridges, ripped roofs off houses and damaged factories. after making landfall on Saturday with winds of about 149 km/h. Since then, northern Vietnam has been dealing with severe flooding which forced the evacuation of thousands of people and left many homes without electricityIn the mountainous province of Lao Cai in the north, A landslide swept away a village of 37 houses, killing at least 42 people. 53 are still missing.
Yagi, the most powerful typhoon in the last 30 years
Yagi has become The most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 yearsaccording to meteorologists.
In Thailand, the death toll has risen to nine, six of them in landslides in Chiang Mai province, according to the disaster management department. Further north, the Mae Sai district, on the border with Burma, is suffering from the worst floods in 80 yearsaccording to the Ministry of the Interior.
The Thai army was deployed to help the victims. Buddhist temples and hotels They welcomed about 1,000 people who had to evacuate their homes, according to the government. In Burma, the worst flooding has been recorded around Naypyidaw, the new capital, and the town of Taungu is also threatened by floodwaters.
Services interrupted
All flights have been suspended at Chiang Rai airport.about 145 km northeast of Chiang Mai, according to aviation authorities.
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The Rail links between Yangon and Mandalay have been suspended due to floodingaccording to the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper. The junta installed some Fifty camps to accommodate tens of thousands of victimsLay Shwe Zin Oo, director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Relief and Resettlement, told AFP.
Background
Before hitting Vietnam, Typhoon Yagi crossed the South China and the Philippines last week, killing at least 24 people and leaving dozens more missing and injured.
In Vietnam, natural disasters, mainly floods and landslides, killed or disappeared 147 people and injured 104 others in the first eight months of this year, according to data from the country’s General Statistics Office.
According to a study published in July, Typhoons in the region are now forming closer to the coastHE intensify more quickly and They stay longer on solid ground as a result of climate change.
Source: Ambito
