According to experts, super typhoon Yagi was the most violent tropical storm in decades in both China and Vietnam. According to the state news agency Xinhua, the Chinese Meteorological Administration classified Yagi as the strongest autumn typhoon to hit mainland China since 1949. At least four people were killed in the People’s Republic and dozens were injured. In Vietnam, where the death toll has risen to 26, the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting spoke of the strongest storm in 30 years.
The typhoon raged for almost 15 hours in the Southeast Asian country, especially in the north. Several airports temporarily stopped operations over the weekend. Heavy rain fell in many areas, which is why the authorities warned of landslides and flash floods.
Rice fields and fishing grounds destroyed
According to the authorities, almost 250 people were injured. According to the disaster management agency, thousands of houses were damaged, 120,000 hectares of rice fields were flooded and more than 1,500 fishing grounds were destroyed. The storm also uprooted more than 100,000 trees, including 25,000 in the capital Hanoi alone. 25 ships sank in the turbulent sea. Many citizens were still without electricity on Monday. The typhoon had previously swept across the Philippines and southern China. Tropical cyclones form over warm ocean water. Increasing global warming increases the likelihood of strong storms.
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