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Namibia: More than 150 dead in Vietnam as typhoon floods capital – News

Namibia: More than 150 dead in Vietnam as typhoon floods capital – News

Africa Links 24 with BBC
Published on 2024-09-11 11:28:39

The death toll of Typhoon Yagi has risen to 152 in Vietnam, according to government estimates, as one of the country’s largest rivers reaches its highest level in two decades, flooding the streets of Hanoi.

By Wednesday, flood waters from the swollen Red River reached a metre high in parts of the capital, forcing some residents to navigate their neighbourhoods by boat.

Thousands of people have evacuated from low-lying areas of the city and 10 of Hanoi’s 30 administrative districts…

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