Heavy rains and floods triggered by super typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest to hit Vietnam in decades, had left 181 dead and 145 missing as of 10:00 pm on September 11, statistics show. The northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai recorded 72 dead and 111 missing, Cao Bang 34 dead and 18 missing, and Yen Bai 40 dead and four missing, according to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Major rivers such as Thao, Lo, Thuong, Luc Nam, Thai Binh, and Hong (Red) have reached warning levels, causing threats cities and provinces they run through. Source: Vietnam News Agency
Post-typhoon floods leave 181 dead, 145 missing
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