HANOI: The quantity of people killed after Typhoon Yagi swept thru northern Vietnam bringing flash floods and landslides has risen to 197, the government said Thursday. About 128 people are still lacking and more than 250,000 hectares of plants have additionally been destroyed, disaster officials underneath the ministry of agriculture stated in an legit file. Yagi is the maximum powerful storm to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years, in step with meteorologists. The hurricane downed bridges, tore roofs off homes and broken factories after making landfall on Saturday wearing winds in excess of 149 kilometres (92 miles) per hour. The north of the us of a has due to the fact been combating intense flooding, with several groups in part underwater. Thousands have been forced to evacuate their houses, whilst others are suffering with power cuts. In one badly hit district on the outskirts of Hanoi, greater than 15,000 human beings had been affected by the floods. Farmers have also suffered. About 1.5 million chickens and ducks have been killed, in addition to 2,500 pigs, buffalo and cows, officials stated.
