A corner of Trung Vuong Ward, Thai Nguyen City, the capital city of the eponymous province, is flooded on Monday morning.
Thousands of people in the city had been mobilized since Sunday night to build dykes and to evacuate vulnerable residents to safer areas. Hundreds of soldiers, police officers and civilians used soil-filled bags to barricade against the water, but due to high water levels, inundations still happen in certain neighborhoods.
The water rose and flooded the first floor of a building in Thai Nguyen on Monday.
The Thai Nguyen Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue said 55 wards and communes in Thai Nguyen had been flooded, and 2,000 families had been evacuated.
In Yen Bai, water levels in the Red River rose quickly, inundating several areas in the capital city. Major streets like Thanh Nien or Tran Hung Dao were up to two meters underwater. Hundreds of personnel had been dispatched Sunday night to help evacuate people and their belongings.
Water went up to the chest of a man in his house in Yen Bai, who was waiting for rescue forces to arrive.
Photo by Thu Trang
A village in Yen Bai is flooded, water rising to the roof of many houses.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting on Monday said wind patterns from typhoon Yagi had triggered downpours in several mountainous areas in the north from 7 p.m. Sunday to 3 a.m. Monday. Rain levels went up to 256 mm in certain locations.
Water rose at the Bao Ha Temple area in Lao Cai Province, home to Sa Pa tourist town, on Monday.
The Lao Cai Hydro-Meteorological Station said floods are expected to be rising quickly in rivers and streams of Lao Cai.
Photo courtesy of Lao Cai 24h
Authorities help evacuate belongings from a house in Lao Cai's capital city.
Several roads in the city have been flooded by over half a meter, preventing vehicles from moving. By 10 a.m., authorities had mobilized forces to evacuate 72 families in Duyen Hai and Binh Minh wards, as well as barricading flooded areas.
Photo courtesy of the Lao Cai newspaper
Soil and trees tumbled down the National Highway 4D, paralyzing traffic in Lao Cai on Monday morning. The Lao Cai People's Committee had issued an emergency situation regarding natural disaster to respond to floods and erosion in the area.
High rain levels are anticipated throughout Lao Cai, with rain levels within 12 hours going up to 300 mm.
By 10 a.m., 14 people were killed and 12 people were injured in Lao Cai due to landslides, and 50 houses were damaged, according to the Lao Cai People's Committee.
Bao Lac Town in Cao Bang Province, which borders China, was flooded.
In Cao Bang City, downpours caused water in the Hien River to inundate Pho Cu Street on Monday morning. Several families had to be evacuated.
A coach running on National Highway 34 was damaged by a landslide on Monday morning. There were 20 people on board at the time.
In Lang Son Province, two people had been killed amid floods as of 7 a.m., according to the local Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue. Over 1,000 houses were flooded, and 5,200 people were evacuated.
People in That Khe Twon said the water had risen since Sunday afternoon and receded slowly. The water rose nearly to the second floor, with certain areas as high as a person's belly. There were power outages, and rescue forces had been working all night to evacuate the people.
