Hanoi, Vietnam (DT/AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 330 on Saturday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, according to state media agency VGP.
State-run broadcaster VTV said emergency crews have now recovered 48 bodies from the area of Lang Nu, a small village in northern Lao Cai province that was swept away in a deluge of water, mud and debris from mountains on Tuesday. Another 39 people are still missing.
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Across Vietnam, 103 people are still listed as missing and more than 800 have been injured.
As of 5:00 p.m. on September 12, death toll from typhoon Yagi rose to 226 people, according to the Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA).
Meanwhile other 104 people are still missing in the aftermath of typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year.
Lao Cai has been the hardest-hit locality with 98 deaths and 81 missing people, followed by Cao Bang with 43 deaths and nine missing people, Yen Bai with 42 deaths and two missing, and Quang Ninh with 15 deaths.
Storm-induced deaths were also reported in Hai Phong (two), Hai Duong (one), Ha Noi, (one), Hoa Binh (seven), Lang Son (three), Bac Giang (two), Tuyen Quang (five), Ha Giang (two), Lai Chau (one), Vinh Phuc (two), Phu Tho (11), Son La (one) and Thai Nguyen (two).
Top leaders fan out to flood-hit areas
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam arrived in the northern province of Phu Tho on Thursday afternoon to inspect the extent of damage and cleanup efforts and visit residents affected by typhoon Yagi and subsequent flooding.
The same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Lang Nu Village in Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province to oversee and direct search and rescue operation for the missing victims following a massive landslide which crashed into the village early on September 10.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 12 led a delegation to the northern province of Thai Nguyen to inspect the extent of damage caused by typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods.
Also on Thursday Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu visited Lang Nu Village to inspect the ongoing rescue and relief operations.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh came to Ha Nam and Hoa Binh provinces to inspect dyke management work as flood water levels in northern Viet Nam’s rivers remain high.
A helicopter of Regiment 916 of the Air Defense – Air Force Service’s Air Division 371 took off at Hoa Lac Airport in Ha Noi on September 12 to carry out rescue missions and transport essential supplies to flood-affected areas in Nguyen Binh district of the morthern mountainous province of Cao Bang./.