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An African mahogany tree was uprooted and fell on top of a car parked outside an apartment building in Hoang Mai District.
Video by Huy Manh
A flamboyant tree was uprooted on Nguyen Huu Tho Street in Hoang Mai District, hitting two people on a motorbike. The woman sitting pillion died on the spot while the man riding it was rushed to hospital with head injuries.
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People take care of victims hit by an uprooted tree in Hanoi, Sept. 6, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Phong |
Motorcyclists ride under strong downpours around an uprooted tree in Hanoi, Sept. 6, 2024. Video by Ba Chien
Many people in Hanoi rushed home early on Friday afternoon, some to stop by shops to stockpile more food, rendering several streets congested at around 4 p.m.
Vehicles inch up under downpour in Hanoi, Sept. 6, 2024. Video by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh
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Vehicles are stuck in traffic on Ton That Thuyet Steet in Hanoi at 4 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh |
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Tree branches drop onto parked motorbikes on Tran Hung Dao Street amid downpours in Hanoi, Sept. 6, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Linh Cam |
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, as of 3:00 p.m., the eye of super typhoon Yagi was near China's Hainan Island, approximately 435 km from Quang Ninh, home to Ha Long Bay. The maximum sustained winds reached 201 kph, categorizing it as a level 16 super typhoon, with gusts exceeding level 17. The storm is moving in a west-northwest direction at a speed of 15-20 kph.
The typhoon is expected to pass over Hainan Island on Friday night and enter the Gulf of Tonkin. By 1:00 a.m. Saturday, it will be around 230 km from Quang Ninh with maximum winds at 166 kph. By midday Saturday, the storm's center is forecasted to make landfall in the provinces of Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh, with wind speeds of 103-118 kph.
After landfall, the typhoon is expected to maintain its west-northwest trajectory at a speed of 15-20 kph, moving further inland into the provinces of Lang Son, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, and others.
Around 3:00 p.m., dark clouds gathered before heavy rain poured down Hanoi, despite the hot and sunny weather just two hours earlier. On Tran Hung Dao Street of downtown Hoan Kiem District, strong winds snapped several large tree branches, while vehicles struggled to move on Pham Van Bach and Tran Thai Tong streets in Cau Giay District as strong winds flew between tall buildings.
Do Cam Linh, an office worker in Cau Giay, said, "The wind was incredibly strong, and the rain seemed to arrive earlier than forecasted."
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A thunderstorm on Pham Van Bach Street, Hanoi, at 3 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh |
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Vehicles travel in heavy downpour on Pham Van Bach Street, Sept. 6, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Phuong |
Downpours in Hanoi on Friday afternoon. Video by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh
