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It made its landfall in Wenchang city on Friday, after sweeping south of Hong Kong, causing widespread disruption and forcing the evacuation of nearly a million people in southern China. (Reuters)
National meteorological authorities in China stated that Yagi was the strongest autumn typhoon ever recorded to hit the country. (Reuters)
Visuals showed fallen trees, damaged infrastructure, and flooding in Hai Phong and Hanoi in Vietnam (Reuters)
China evacuated as many as 400,000 people from Hainan on Friday as the storm triggered widespread power outages and destroyed crops. In pic, people carry belongings in floods in Lang Son province, Vietnam Monday (AP)
Nearly 50,000 people have been evacuated from coastal towns, and schools have been closed in 12 northern provinces, including Hanoi. Businesses have also reported significant damage, including in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site.(Reuters)
Four members of the same family died in a landslide triggered by the typhoon. The landslide struck the mountainous Hoa Binh province in northern Vietnam around midnight local time on Saturday. (AP)
The typhoon claimed at least 14 lives and injured 176 others until Monday, Vietnamese state media reports suggested. (Reuters)
A man pushes a motorcycle in the rain caused by typhoon Yagi in Hanoi, Vietnam. (AP)
Scientists have warned that typhoons are becoming stronger and more frequent due to climate change, with warmer ocean waters fueling more intense storms and higher wind speeds. (AP)
