Typhoon Yagi devastates infrastructure and factories in Vietnam

Typhoon Yagi has caused significant damage to infrastructure and factories throughout Vietnam, severely impacting local industries and daily life. The storm has disrupted operations, leading to economic losses and challenges for recovery. Emergency response teams are working to restore essential services while affected communities face long-term rebuilding efforts amid widespread destruction across the region.

Typhoon Yagi, Asia's strongest storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday after severely damaging northern Vietnam's factories and infrastructure in export-driven industrial areas. Vietnam’s meteorological agency issued the downgrade but warned of continued flooding and landslides as the storm moved west. On Saturday, Yagi disrupted power and communications in Hanoi, causing flooding, uprooting trees, and damaging homes.

The typhoon, along with subsequent floods and landslides, resulted in 21 deaths and 229 injuries in Vietnam, according to government reports, following earlier casualties in Hainan, China, and the Philippines.

In Haiphong, an industrial hub housing multinational factories, industrial parks remained closed as workers, unaware of the conditions, were sent home due to non-operational telecommunications networks. Bruno Jaspaert, head of DEEP C industrial zones, reported significant damage to 80% of the factories, although the parks avoided flooding. Shopowners like Do Van Truong are also facing extended recovery periods due to damage to their properties and the ongoing lack of power and water.

Several highways in northern Vietnam were severely disrupted by floods, while state media reported landslides. Yagi triggered waves up to 4 meters high in coastal areas, causing prolonged power and telecommunication outages, complicating damage assessments. Authorities in Hanoi have begun clearing the debris from fallen trees scattered across the city. Noi Bai International Airport, which closed on Saturday morning, reopened on Sunday.

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