Typhoon and floods kill hundreds in Vietnam (photos)

Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country in decades. It made landfall with winds of up to 149 kph. Water levels in several rivers, including the Red River that flows through the capital, Hanoi, were dangerously high, forcing authorities to evacuate people living close by. 

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain has climbed to 87, as 70 others remain missing and hundreds were injured, AP reports.

Heavy rainfall and landslides killed 19 people in northwestern Lao Cai province bordering China. Thousands of people were also evacuated in the mountainous province of Yen Bai because of rising floods. At least 32 people had died and seven were missing. Authorities said over 10,000 homes in the province’s eponymous main city were completely inundated with floodwaters.