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A 22-year-old man died after being hit by a fallen tree on Tran Duy Hung Street in Hanoi Saturday night, raising the number of fatalities due to fallen trees in Hanoi over the past two days to three.
The city has recorded nearly 2,800 trees uprooted due to the impact of typhoon Yagi. The destruction also includes damage to 13 cars and six motorbikes, nine houses, and more than 6,000 hectares of rice and other plants.
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A fallen tree in front of the United Nations building on Kim Ma Street. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Chinh |
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Uprooted trees outside the St. Joseph's Cathedral on Nha Chung Street. Photo by Hanoi News |
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Uprooted trees on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Chinh |
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Uprooted trees cut into pieces on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Chinh |
The winds died down and the rain subsided in Hanoi starting 9 p.m., following over an hour of nature's onslaught. People reported the atmosphere to be "eerily quiet".
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A quiet scene in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District. Photo by VnExpress/Thu Hang |
The winds began to pick up once more at around 10 p.m., screeching through the air in areas like Hoang Mai and Cau Giay districts. Meteorologists said winds can die down at the eye of the typhoon, before regaining strength.
Trees stopped shaking heavily at around 9:45 p.m. in Hanoi's Nam Tu Liem District. Video by VnExpress/Duong Tam
The Xa La urban area in Hanoi's Ha Dong District is inundated. Video by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh
Winds rage on at the An Khanh urban area in Hanoi's Hoai Duc District. Photo by VnExpress/Van Ngoc
Downpours and gales caused rainwater to leak into houses through the windows and balconies. At an apartment complex in Hanoi's Bac Tu Liem District, water got through the crevices and invaded homes, forcing families to get rid of them with rags and cloths.
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A family at an apartment complex in Hanoi tries to prevent rainwater from leaking in. Photo by VnExpress/Thu Hang |
At the Bac Ha building in Nam Tu Liem District, water got into several apartments. Strong winds also shattered the windows to several apartments. Certain roads in urban areas of Bac Tu Liem, Nam Tu Liem and Ha Dong districts have been inundated, with water level as deep as 50 cm.
Typhoon Yagi lay centered over Hanoi at 8 p.m., carrying a maximum wind speed of 102 km per hour.
Typhoon Yagi sweeps through Hanoi. Video by VnExpress/Van Ngoc
Downpours in Hanoi, in combination with gales, shattered the windows of certain skyscrapers. Some people had to use chairs and sofa to reinforce doors and windows against the winds.
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A family at an apartment complex in Hanoi's Nam Tu Liem District uses a sofa to reinforce doors. Photo by VnExpress/Nhu Tam |
The storm lay centered over the mainland of Hai Duong Province that borders Quang Ninh and Hai Phong at 7 p.m., packing winds of 89-117 km per hour, down from 103-133 kph earlier, and 149 kph when the storm made landfall at noon.
It is moving west at 15 kph in the next three hours, according to the National Center of Hydrometeorological Forecasting.
Typhoon Yagi has caused outages in most suburban Hanoi districts, including Phu Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Thanh Tri, Soc Son, Ba Vi, Son Tay, Me Linh, Phuc Tho, Quoc Oai, ThachbThat, Dong Anh, Gia Lam, Long Bien, Thanh Oai and My Duc.
People clean up fallen trees in Hanoi's Thach That District, Sept. 7, 2024. Video by VnExpress/Minh Thu
Hanoi's power company has deployed around 2,000 employees to resolve problems once the typhoon reaches Hanoi. 1,280 personnel have been stationed around the clock starting 10 p.m. Friday.
The company said the capital's power grid would be able to function normally to supply power throughout the city.
