Vietnam: Following Typhoon Yagi, water levels are still high.
The Red River in Vietnam maintained its high water levels following Typhoon Yagi. Almost 200 people lost their lives, and numerous others were reported missing.
Forecasters predict that the Red River in northern Vietnam will continue to have high water levels for the next day due to flooding.Image: XinHua/dpa/picture alliance
Parts of Hanoi were still under water on Thursday, and Northern Vietnam was still feeling the effects of Typhoon Yagi. There have been at least 197 confirmed deaths, 128 reported missing people, and roughly 800 injuries.
The Red River’s water levels will not change much over the course of the next day, according to Vietnam’s weather agency. Thousands of people had to be evacuated when the river rose to a level not seen in 20 years.
In the Tay Ho neighborhood of Hanoi, people had to wade through knee-deep water; some even used little boats to get around.
Over 200,000 hectares of rice and cash crop fields nationwide have been inundated by the typhoon.
The nation’s disaster management agency stated, “High flooding water levels have flooded riverside and low-lying areas, eroded dykes, and threatened parts of Hanoi and other northern provinces.”
