Typhoon Yagi the strongest storm to hit Vietnam in decades. Yagi has now weakened, after killing more than a dozen people as its passed through China and the Philippines. The storm also struck Vietnam, where it caused flooding, sunk boats and destroyed buildings.

Yagi has now been downgraded to a tropical depression, but officials are still warning of the danger of landslides and flash flooding in some areas.<!–more–>

Typhoon Yagi: dozens dead after powerful storm hits Vietnam

The Guardian: Typhoon Yagi triggered deadly landslides and floods, and on Monday the Vietnamese authorities warned of further possible flooding. Before reaching Vietnam at the weekend, Yagi tore through southern China and the Philippines, killing at least two dozen people and injuring many more.

Typhoons in the region are now forming closer to the coast, intensifying more rapidly and staying over land for longer because of the climate crisis, according to a study published in July Typhoon Yagi: dozens dead in Vietnam in region’s most powerful storm this year
The typhoon was Asia’s most powerful storm this year and made landfall on the country’s north-eastern coast on Saturday. It has disrupted power supplies and telecommunications in several parts of the country, mostly in Quang Ninh and Haiphong, the government said in a statement issued late on Sunday.
Forty-nine people have died and 22 are missing, the Vietnamese government said.
The weather agency on Monday warned of more floods and landslides, noting that rainfall ranged between 208mm and 433mm (8.2in to 17.1in) in several parts of the region over the past 24 hours.
“Floods and landslides are damaging the environment and threatening people’s lives,” the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said in a report.

Typhoon Yagi was the strongest storm to hit Vietnam in decades. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Beijing on how Yagi also disrupted businesses and factories in the country’s northern industrial hubs.