Typhoon “Yagi” has reached Vietnam with wind speeds of around 150 kilometers per hour. The German embassy in Hanoi is warning holidaymakers. Several people had previously died in the Philippines and China.
Typhoon Yagi has reached the Vietnamese mainland – at least four people have died. Authorities said 78 people were injured. The cyclone hit the coastal provinces of Quang Ninh and Haiphong in the north of the country with wind speeds of up to 149 kilometers per hour, state media reported.
In the capital Hanoi, a woman was killed by a falling tree. The authorities in Hanoi had cut back trees as a precautionary measure. Nevertheless, trees were knocked down.
Holidaymakers should be careful
The Vietnamese weather service described “Yagi” as one of the strongest typhoons in the region in the past ten years. Power was cut off in large parts of the provinces of Quang Ninh and Thai Binh. Areas threatened by flooding or landslides were evacuated. Four airports closed, including those in Hanoi and Haiphong.
Haiphong Province is an industrial center and is home to factories belonging to the electric car manufacturer Vinfast and the Apple supplier Pegatron, among others. Quang Ninh is home to Halong Bay, which is known for its many towering limestone islands and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The operators of boat tours for tourists in Halong Bay had suspended them for the weekend as a precautionary measure. The German embassy warned of “life-threatening storm surges”, flooding and landslides. Holidaymakers in the country should be extremely cautious.
The rocks in Halong Bay are a popular tourist destination (archive photo). Boat tours are currently suspended.
Deaths also reported in China and the Philippines
“Yagi” had previously swept across the Chinese island province of Hainan, after having already wreaked havoc in the Philippines, claiming at least 20 lives and leaving 26 people missing. More than 2.3 million people in the northern and central provinces of the Philippines were affected, and more than 80,000 had to leave their homes.
According to authorities, three people died in China and at least 95 were injured. In Hainan and the coastal province of Guangdong, more than 920,000 people were evacuated to safety. In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the storm felled dozens of trees and more than 100 flights had to be cancelled. Stock exchange trading, banking services and school classes were temporarily suspended.
