Strongest typhoon in decades hits China and Vietnam

According to experts, super typhoon Yagi was the most violent tropical storm in decades in both China and Vietnam. According to the state news agency Xinhua, the Chinese Meteorological Agency classified Yagi as the strongest autumn storm to hit mainland China since 1949. At least four people were killed in the People’s Republic and dozens were injured. In Vietnam, where the death toll has risen to 26, the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting spoke of the strongest storm in 30 years.

The typhoon raged for almost 15 hours in the Southeast Asian country, especially in the north. Several airports temporarily closed operations over the weekend. Heavy rain is falling in many areas, which is why the authorities are warning of landslides and flash floods.

Nearly 250 people were injured, according to the authorities. According to the disaster control agency, thousands of houses were damaged, 120,000 hectares of rice fields were flooded and more than 1,500 fishing grounds were destroyed. The storm uprooted more than 100,000 trees, 25,000 of them in the capital Hanoi alone. 25 ships sank in the turbulent sea. Many citizens were still without electricity on Monday. The typhoon had previously swept across the Philippines and southern China.

Tropical cyclones form over warm ocean waters. Increasing global heat increases the likelihood of stronger storms.