Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath, including landslides and floods, killed 141 people and left 59 missing in Vietnam’s region, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Cao Bang Province had 29 fatalities, Lao Cai Province had 45, and Yen Bai Province had 37.

Tuyen Quang province’s local authorities announced on Tuesday that the Lo River dyke running through Quyet Thang commune had cracked owing to rising river water, according to Xinhua, citing Vietnam News Agency.

Flood levels on the Red River in Hanoi have breached warning level 2 out of three levels, and the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that the highest level will be reached on Wednesday at noon.

On Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned about exceptionally high water levels in the Thao River and rapidly increasing floods in numerous other rivers. The centre has warned about abnormally high floodwater levels on northern rivers. According to the centre, there is a high risk of flooding in low-lying riverfront areas in the north and flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas.

Using loudspeakers that had previously aired Communist propaganda, officials told inhabitants of the capital’s riverside Long Bien district to be prepared for flooding and to evacuate the region.

According to official media, other northern districts, including the industrial hubs of Bac Giang and Thai Nguyen, are also experiencing significant flooding. It was unclear whether Samsung Electronics and Apple supplier Foxconn, situated in Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang, respectively, were affected.

Evacuations were also underway from flood-prone districts in Bac Giang province, according to the authorities, where Typhoon Yagi and floods have caused damage estimated at 300 billion dong ($12.1 million). More than 4,600 soldiers have been deployed to the area to assist with the evacuation and relief efforts for flood victims. Vietnam’s foreign ministry has asked China to warn it of any dam water release upstream. According to the disaster management office, Lao Cai province has recorded at least 19 deaths and 36 missing, most of which were caused by landslides. The government has yet to estimate the cost of the typhoon’s devastation. Still, people in the coastal cities of Haiphong and Quang Ninh, where the storm initially impacted Vietnam, said they “lost everything”.

Floods have also submerged 162,828 hectares (402,357 acres) and 29,543 hectares (73,002 acres) of cash crops in northern Vietnam, causing damage to roughly 50,000 dwellings, according to the agency.

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