Death toll from Vietnam disasters rises to 233

KABUL (Pajhwok): The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 233.

The government's disaster agency said flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi, according to Reuters.

The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, which made landfall in Vietnam's northeastern coast on Saturday.

More than 100 people remain missing, while some 800 people have been injured, the agency said in a report.

Several districts in capital Hanoi remained flooded on Thursday, but the weather agency late in the day said flood pressure had eased, while flash floods and landslides continued to affect areas across northern Vietnam.

The city earlier evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high.

"There's a lot of heartbreak in the city and there was a lot of concern going into the evening," said charity Blue Dragon Children's Foundation co-CEO Skye Maconachie. "Many people who barely had anything have lost everything."

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