Typhoon Yagi left dozens dead in northern Vietnam as it barrelled westwards, preliminary government estimates showed on September 9, Report informs referring to Reuters.
The country’s infrastructure has also been hit by Asia’s most powerful storm of this year, as the weather agency warned of more floods and landslides.
Widespread damage could be seen in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Monday, with downed trees covering the streets and signs ripped from their hoardings.
The typhoon swept across Vietnam’s northeastern coast on September 7, cutting power to millions, flooding highways and disrupting telecommunications networks.
This usually busy bridge in Phu Tho province was swept away, authorities said initial investigations suggested there were eight vehicles on the bridge when it collapsed.
Despite being downgraded to a tropical depression on September 8, Yagi has brought a halt to economic activity in many industrial hubs.
Managers and workers at industrial parks and factories in Haiphong, a coastal city of two million, said on Monday that power was out, and equipment was being salvaged from the rain.
