Typhoon Yagi's impact on Vietnam.  Photo: teleSUR

Hanoi, September 9 (RHC)-- As of Monday afternoon, Typhoon Yagi and the subsequent landslides and floods have left 59 people dead or missing in the northern region of Vietnam, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Asian country.

The natural disasters also caused injuries to 247 people, including 157 in Quang Ninh province and 40 in Hai Phong city; sank 25 boats without crew on board, mostly fishing boats; Typhoon Yagi was the strongest storm to hit Vietnam's northern region in the past 30 years, the ministry said.

A steel bridge in Vietnam's northern Phu Tho province collapsed on Monday morning, sending 10 cars and two motorcycles into the Red River, with 13 people missing, the ministry said.  It added that 21 people were also killed and missing in landslides in Cao Bang province, while 15 people in Lao Cai province suffered the same fate.

Typhoon Yagi was the strongest storm to hit Vietnam's northern region in the past 30 years, according to the ministry.

(Taken from Xinhua in Spanish)