04:07Residents of Hanoi are dealing with the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, with at least 350 people reported dead or missing and over 2,000 injured. Vital infrastructure was also destroyed by the storm.
Footage captured on Monday shows streets and crops submerged in water, with residents forced to stack their furniture and belongings to avoid the floodwater. People can also be seen carrying items on makeshift rafts and wading through flooded streets.
"There are lots of difficulties. First of all, wholesale is not possible, secondly, it's tough to go shopping in markets. Like our family, we can't cook at all. We just live on 20,000 VND ($0.81) worth of sticky rice from morning till evening," shared Nguyen Thi Huong, a resident in a flood-hit residential area.
"We have to stack everything up to deal with the flood. [...] At one point we thought it was over, we thought the flood was gone, but then the water rose even higher so we had to stack our things up again," she continued.
Footage also shows the ongoing reconstruction efforts, as cranes clear branches of fallen and uprooted trees while volunteers sweep the streets.
"There are many big trees that have fallen right on the streets which affected traffic. So we students and the ward's officials come together to deal with the aftermath and try to bring normal life back to people as soon as possible," said volunteer Huyen Trang.
Over 200,000 houses, public schools and buildings were destroyed, while farms and fields remain underwater. Tens of thousands of trees, thousands of cattle and around 2.6 million poultry were also lost.
Transportation remains heavily disrupted, while Vietnam Electricity (EVN) had to suspend water releases from the Hoa Binh hydropower dam, one of the largest in northern Vietnam, and turn off power in some affected areas during the flood's peak.
According to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, the preliminary total damages could reach VND40 trillion, or US$1.6 billion. The country's economy is expected to shrink due to the scale of the destruction.
Typhoon Yagi is the strongest storm to have hit Vietnam in the past 70 years. The deadly storm also struck the Philippines and China's Hainan Island before reaching Vietnam, with at least four reported dead in Hainan and 20 in the Philippines.
'Coming together to deal with the aftermath' - People of Hanoi recovering after Typhoon Yagi leaves hundreds dead or missing
Residents of Hanoi are dealing with the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, with at least 350 people reported dead or missing and over 2,000 injured. Vital infrastructure was also destroyed by the storm.
Footage captured on Monday shows streets and crops submerged in water, with residents forced to stack their furniture and belongings to avoid the floodwater. People can also be seen carrying items on makeshift rafts and wading through flooded streets.
"There are lots of difficulties. First of all, wholesale is not possible, secondly, it's tough to go shopping in markets. Like our family, we can't cook at all. We just live on 20,000 VND ($0.81) worth of sticky rice from morning till evening," shared Nguyen Thi Huong, a resident in a flood-hit residential area.
"We have to stack everything up to deal with the flood. [...] At one point we thought it was over, we thought the flood was gone, but then the water rose even higher so we had to stack our things up again," she continued.
Footage also shows the ongoing reconstruction efforts, as cranes clear branches of fallen and uprooted trees while volunteers sweep the streets.
"There are many big trees that have fallen right on the streets which affected traffic. So we students and the ward's officials come together to deal with the aftermath and try to bring normal life back to people as soon as possible," said volunteer Huyen Trang.
Over 200,000 houses, public schools and buildings were destroyed, while farms and fields remain underwater. Tens of thousands of trees, thousands of cattle and around 2.6 million poultry were also lost.
Transportation remains heavily disrupted, while Vietnam Electricity (EVN) had to suspend water releases from the Hoa Binh hydropower dam, one of the largest in northern Vietnam, and turn off power in some affected areas during the flood's peak.
According to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, the preliminary total damages could reach VND40 trillion, or US$1.6 billion. The country's economy is expected to shrink due to the scale of the destruction.
Typhoon Yagi is the strongest storm to have hit Vietnam in the past 70 years. The deadly storm also struck the Philippines and China's Hainan Island before reaching Vietnam, with at least four reported dead in Hainan and 20 in the Philippines.
Residents of Hanoi are dealing with the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, with at least 350 people reported dead or missing and over 2,000 injured. Vital infrastructure was also destroyed by the storm.
Footage captured on Monday shows streets and crops submerged in water, with residents forced to stack their furniture and belongings to avoid the floodwater. People can also be seen carrying items on makeshift rafts and wading through flooded streets.
"There are lots of difficulties. First of all, wholesale is not possible, secondly, it's tough to go shopping in markets. Like our family, we can't cook at all. We just live on 20,000 VND ($0.81) worth of sticky rice from morning till evening," shared Nguyen Thi Huong, a resident in a flood-hit residential area.
"We have to stack everything up to deal with the flood. [...] At one point we thought it was over, we thought the flood was gone, but then the water rose even higher so we had to stack our things up again," she continued.
Footage also shows the ongoing reconstruction efforts, as cranes clear branches of fallen and uprooted trees while volunteers sweep the streets.
"There are many big trees that have fallen right on the streets which affected traffic. So we students and the ward's officials come together to deal with the aftermath and try to bring normal life back to people as soon as possible," said volunteer Huyen Trang.
Over 200,000 houses, public schools and buildings were destroyed, while farms and fields remain underwater. Tens of thousands of trees, thousands of cattle and around 2.6 million poultry were also lost.
Transportation remains heavily disrupted, while Vietnam Electricity (EVN) had to suspend water releases from the Hoa Binh hydropower dam, one of the largest in northern Vietnam, and turn off power in some affected areas during the flood's peak.
According to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, the preliminary total damages could reach VND40 trillion, or US$1.6 billion. The country's economy is expected to shrink due to the scale of the destruction.
Typhoon Yagi is the strongest storm to have hit Vietnam in the past 70 years. The deadly storm also struck the Philippines and China's Hainan Island before reaching Vietnam, with at least four reported dead in Hainan and 20 in the Philippines.