According to local authorities, this typhoon is the most powerful seen on the island in several decades.
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At least three people were killed and a dozen others were missing after Super Typhoon Yagia hit northern Vietnam on Saturday (September 7), state media VNExpress reported. The super typhoon also killed three people in southern China and about 20 in the Philippines, according to new official reports.
Yagi made landfall around midday in Quang Ninh and Haiphong provinces, uprooting thousands of trees and sweeping boats out to sea. In Haiphong, metal roofs and billboards flew across the city as strong winds and heavy rains brought by the typhoon swept through the city.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had called on local authorities before the storm to evacuate residents from dangerous areas. Four airports in the north of the country, including the capital’s Noi Bai International Airport, have been closed and navigation has been banned since Friday.
