Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm in Asia, kills 59
Preliminary government estimates on Monday showed that Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm in Asia this year, caused numerous deaths in northern Vietnam and extensive damage as it moved towards the west. The weather agency also cautioned about the possibility of further floods and landslides.
Vietnam’s disaster management agency reported that the typhoon has resulted in the deaths of 59 individuals and left 24 people missing, with a majority being due to landslides and floods.
The tropical storm hit Vietnam’s northeast coast on Saturday, where many local and international manufacturing plants are located, and was classified as a tropical depression by the weather agency on Sunday.
It caused power outages for numerous homes and businesses, flooded roads, interfered with communication systems, collapsed a modest-sized bridge and numerous trees, and stopped economic production in various industrial centers.
Managers and workers in industrial zones and warehouses in Haiphong, a city with a population of two million, reported on Monday that they were without power and were attempting to rescue equipment from the rain in facilities where the metal sheet roofing had been damaged.
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Bruno Jaspaert, head of DEEP C industrial zones hosting plants from over 150 investors in Haiphong and the nearby province of Quang Ninh, stated that everyone is rushing to secure sites and deplete stocks.
According to images and a Reuters observer, the walls of a factory in Haiphong belonging to LG Electronics 066570.KS of South Korea have collapsed.
LG Electronics, a major maker of appliance and consumer electronics, said there were no casualties among its employees and acknowledged damages at its production site noting a warehouse with refrigerators and washing machines had been flooded.
