Vietnam puts typhoon losses at $1.6 billion
16th September 2024
Yagi battered Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand with powerful winds and a huge dump of rain over a week ago, triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 400 people, according to official figures.
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A home inundated by floodwater at Inle Lake, in Myanmar’s southern Shan state. - Typhoon Yagi brought a colossal deluge of rain that has inundated a swathe of northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar, triggering deadly landslides and widespread river flooding. AFP photo
