A landslide triggered by a flash flood following Storm Yagi has killed no less than 16 individuals in northern Vietnam and left dozens lacking, state media reported on Wednesday (11 September 2024).
A complete of 128 individuals have been buried within the catastrophe that occurred in Nu village in Lao Cai province on Tuesday (10 September), in keeping with a number of studies, with no less than 30 rescued however many extra nonetheless lacking.
Yagi lashed Vietnam over the weekend, bringing winds of greater than 149 kilometers (92 miles) per hour and a deluge of rain that has induced flooding not seen in many years, in keeping with locals.
The landslide occurred in a distant mountainous space and rescue efforts are tough, in keeping with state authorities. Your Three The newspaper reported that there was no Web within the space and that site visitors was reduce off.
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“Authorities are mobilizing forces to strategy the landslide space and proceed the seek for survivors,” mentioned district social gathering chief Hoang Quoc Bao.
The landslide got here as tens of 1000’s of individuals have been pressured to flee their properties on Tuesday, with many stranded on rooftops and posting determined pleas for assistance on social media.
Typhoons within the area are forming nearer to shore, intensifying extra shortly and staying over land longer attributable to local weather change, in keeping with a research revealed in July.
Revealed – September 11, 2024 08:40 am IST