Super Typhoon destroys bridges in Vietnam
A popular bridge in northern Vietnam has collapsed after being hit by Super Typhoon Yagi, which has killed more than 60 people since it made landfall on Saturday.
Dashcam film captured the moment the Phong Chau Bridge in Phu Tho province collapsed on Monday, sending many vehicles into the lake below. Search is on for 13 people.
Vietnam’s strongest storm in 30 years wreaked havoc in the country’s north, knocking out power to 1.5 million people.
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Although it has weakened to a tropical depression, authorities have warned that Yagi will cause additional disruption as it moves west.
The typhoon, which had sustained winds of 203 km/h (126 mph) and was Asia’s most violent storm this year, injured more than 240 people.
Ten cars and two scooters went into the Red River after the Phong Chau Bridge collapsed, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duk Fok.
The moment a truck plunged into the sea when the bridge collapsed before the driver could stop was caught on camera.
At least three people have been rescued from the river so far.
Nguyen Minh Hai said he was riding his motorcycle over the bridge when it collapsed.
“I was so scared when I fell,” she explained from the hospital.
“I feel like I’ve avoided death. I can’t swim, and I believed I was going to die.”
Parts of the 375-meter (1230-ft) structure remain standing, and the military has been ordered to build a pontoon bridge across the gap as soon as possible.
At least 44 people have died as a result of landslides and flash floods in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Among them were a 68-year-old mother, a one-year-old baby and a newborn baby.
The storm tore roofs off buildings, uprooted trees and caused significant damage to infrastructure and businesses in the north. A wall collapsed at an LG Electronics factory in Hai Phong city, according to Reuters photos.
According to the AFP news agency, flood waters rose to a meter high in Yen Bai province on Monday, forcing 2,400 families to move to higher ground.
About 50,000 people have been evacuated from coastal communities in Vietnam and authorities have issued warnings to stay indoors.
Schools were briefly closed in 12 northern provinces, including Hanoi.
Nguyen Thi Thom, owner of a restaurant in Ha Long Bay on the northeast coast, said he and many others lost everything in the storm.
“There’s nothing left.” When I look around, I see that many people like me have lost everything.”
“I can only try to recover from it.”
Before hitting Vietnam, Yagi killed 24 people in southern China and the Philippines.
Typhoons may cause increased wind speeds and heavier rainfall as the planet warms, but the effects of climate change on particular storms are complex.
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