Watch: Car drivers shield two-wheeler from strong wind as super typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam

Super typhoon Yagi triggered several landslides across Vietnam, killing at least 44 people, reports said.

Super typhoon Yagi hit Vietnam on Saturday (Image source: @Alzheimer_13/X)

Super typhoon Yagi made its landfall in Vietnam on Saturday. Asia’s strongest storm of the year claimed the lives of at least 59 people and injured hundreds in the northern region of the country, BBC News reported. Amid the widespread destruction, a video of car drivers shielding a two-wheeler from strong wind is winning hearts on social media.

In the viral video, two car drivers shielded a two-wheeler trying to cross a flyover. The cars escorted the motorcycle towards the end of the flyover. “During the super typhoon #Yagi in #Vietnam, many car drivers drove very slowly to shield motorbikes and people from the strong wind (because the strong wind trapped them on the road or on the bridge, they could be blown away if they tried to move). Wanted to hug everyone tightly,” an X handle wrote.

Watch the viral video here:

During the super typhoon #Yagi in #Vietnam, many car drivers drove very slowly to shield motorbikes and people from the strong wind (because the strong wind trapped them on the road or on the bridge, they could be blown away if they tried to move). Wanted to hug everyone tightly. pic.twitter.com/rW8ZfYCank

— Phan Kim Thanh ⁷ ( ´･ω･) ~ Ꮚ ( •᷄ɞ•᷅ ) (@Alzheimer_13) September 8, 2024

This act of kindness during a natural calamity is winning plaudits. Reacting to it, a user wrote, “this is the humanity and kindness that we want to see in this world. kudos to all those people who’s helping em’. hope everyone is stay safe over there.” Another user commented, “Northern Vietnamese are built different – incredibly resilient and cooperative.”

“This is very thoughtful of the drivers, strong winds look dangerous to be honest. Road safety is a must,” a third user reacted.

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Super typhoon Yagi triggered several landslides across Vietnam, killing at least 44 people, BBC News quoted the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. After northern Vietnam, typhoon Yagi hit Hai Phong and Quang Ninh provinces with winds of up to 203 km/h, as per the Indo-Pacific Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, BBC News reported.

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