As Typhoon Yagi passes, Hanoi experiences severe flooding, resulting in the death of 179 individuals.
Following Typhoon Yagi, approximately 145 individuals are also unaccounted for.
At least 179 people were killed in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi hit the country's north, causing the Red River to flood streets in Hanoi and evacuating thousands of people living near its swollen waters.
This year's strongest typhoon in Asia, Yagi, caused a bridge collapse and heavy rain as it moved westwards after landfall on Saturday. It also destroyed provinces along the Red River.
Nguyen Van Hung, 56, living in a neighborhood on the Red River's banks, stated that his home is now part of the river.
The government estimated that 179 people were killed and 145 were missing across the country due to the typhoon and resulting landslides and floods.
On Wednesday, EVN, Vietnam's state-owned power utility, announced that it had disconnected power from certain flooded areas of the capital due to safety concerns.
The Red River has reached its highest level in 20 years, according to Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, and more rain is expected in the next two days.
Thousands of residents of low-lying areas have been evacuated, while some schools in Hanoi have instructed students to remain at home for the rest of the week, according to government and state media reports.
On Tuesday, the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation evacuated its office near the city center due to flood risks, as warned by authorities.
Carlota Torres Lliro, a spokesperson, expressed concern for dozens of children and families living in makeshift houses by the river as people were frantically moving their motorbikes and relocating items.
On Wednesday, the EVN announced that it had ceased discharging water from the Hoa Binh hydropower dam, the second-largest in northern Vietnam, into the Da River, a tributary of the Red River, in order to decrease water flows.
On Wednesday, Vietnamese officials expressed worries about Chinese hydropower plants releasing water into the Lo River, also known as Panlongjiang in China, as part of their flood prevention efforts.
BLOW TO FACTORIES
Hanoi's coastal industrial hubs were severely impacted by Yagi's destruction, resulting in factory closures and warehouse flooding. Some businesses are expected to resume operations after weeks, according to executives.
The operations of multinationals in Vietnam, which mostly ship to developed nations such as the United States and Europe, pose a threat to global supply chains due to disruptions.
In the northern provinces, landslides caused by heavy floods resulted in the deaths of many people.
Nguyen Duc Tam, a 40-year-old resident of Thai Nguyen, stated that his house's first floor is completely submerged in water.
"Now we have no fresh water and electricity," he said.
In more than 20 years, Hoang Hai Luan, 30, has not experienced flooding in the area like this.
"My belongings and possibly those of many others are completely lost."
A Samsung Electronics factory, situated near a city of approximately 400,000 residents, ships about half of its global smartphones from Vietnam.
A Reuters witness reported that there were no indications of flooding at the facility on Wednesday.
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