{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64d53bc8af8fd800117b9642/66dee1d7e43b7932e42bc41e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Typhoon Yagi kills 59, injures hundreds in Vietnam","description":"<p>Super typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, has killed at least 59 people and injured hundreds in northern Vietnam, according to local authorities.</p><p>At least 44 victims were killed by landslides, the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Monday.</p><p><br></p><p>Yagi, which made landfall in Vietnam on Saturday, has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but authorities have warned of more flooding and landslides as the storm moves westwards.</p><p><br></p><p>Among the victims were four family members who died after parts of a hill collapsed onto their house in the mountainous Hoa Binh province on Sunday.</p><p>A 51-year-old man was able to escape while his wife, daughter and two grandchildren were buried. Their bodies were recovered later, AFP news agency reported.</p><p><br></p><p>State media reported that a landslide in Sa Pa, in the northern mountainous Lao Cai province, occurred around noon on Sunday, burying 17 people. Six of them have since been found dead, with nine others left injured.</p><p><br></p><p>A 68-year-old woman, a one-year-old boy and a newborn baby were among those said to be killed.</p><p><br></p><p>After Yagi made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, the storm hit Hai Phong and Quang Ninh provinces with winds of up to 203 km/h (126 mph), the Indo-Pacific Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre said.</p><p><br></p><p>It lifted roofs from buildings and uprooted trees, leading to power outages across the region, including in the capital, Hanoi.</p><p>Videos online showed car drivers slowing down to shield motorbike riders trapped on the roads due to strong winds.</p><p><br></p><p>State media said four people died in the northern Quang Ninh province, with another killed in Hai Duong, near Hanoi.</p><p><br></p><p>A bridge in the northern Phu Tho province collapsed on Monday morning, plunging 10 cars and two scooters into the Red River, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc. Local media reported that at least three people had been rescued and 13 were missing. It is unclear if there were casualties as a result of the bridge collapse.</p><p><br></p><p>Footage online showed part of the bridge still standing, while the collapsed sections were swept away in the raging river.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Daily SumUp"}