The Death Toll Rate Due To Topan Yagi In Vietnam Increases, Now 262 People Are Recorded

Topan Yagi's victims in Vietnam increased to 262 people (Doc. Xinhua)

JAKARTA - The number of victims who died due to Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam continues to grow. With the last 24 hours of additional victims, the death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam increased to 262 people.

According to local media reports, quoted from ANTARA, the additional fatalities found yesterday were 29 people. Meanwhile, more than 820 people were injured and 83 others have not been found, reports VN Express citing the state disaster management agency.

Last week's Yagi triggered heavy rains, floods, and landslides on Vietnam's northeastern coast.

Authorities are still looking for 41 people who went missing after a large flood swept away 37 houses in Nu village in the northern mountainous province, Lao Cai.

It was also reported that 46 people from the village had been confirmed dead.

About 115 people in another village in Lao Cai who were previously declared missing, managed to return safely after taking shelter in the mountains for two days.

More than 130,000 people have been evacuated, while nearly 137,000 houses have been damaged.

The Typhoon also destroys infrastructure, knocks down telecommunications poles, and removes trees in urban areas.

The country's Ministry of Finance also reported that last Thursday, insurance companies received claims of damage from a typhoon of more than US$285 million (Rp4.3 trillion).