During a severe flood in Yen Bai Province caused by typhoon Yagi, three men battled for nearly two hours in the middle of Monday night to rescue Nguyen Thi Hang and her daughter, Nguyen Thuy Linh, who were trapped on the second floor of their house in Minh Tan Ward of Yen Bai City.
Using ropes and life buoys, they managed to reach and bring the two to safety, despite the darkness, rising floodwaters over three meters high, and strong currents.
Video by Ngoc Thanh, Hoang Phuong, Thanh Hang
Children of families in a residential area of Thai Nguyen City in Thai Nguyen Province were evacuated to safety on Tuesday afternoon.
Many elderly people and children were assisted by police and volunteer forces using canoes to reach Bac Can Street in Thai Nguyen City.
Photo by Nguyen Dong
Task forces brought food, essential supplies, and fresh water to adults stuck inside flooded houses in Thai Nguyen Province on Tuesday afternoon.
Photo by Nguyen Dong
A three-year-old boy was rescued from the debris of a landslide in Si Ma Cai District, Lao Cai Province, which claimed the lives of all four of his family members on Monday afternoon.
Photo by Lao Cai Newspaper
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L, 3rd) talking to a woman as he leads a delegation to inspect the flooding situation in Van Ha Commune, Viet Yen Town of Bac Giang Province on Tuesday.
Photo by Nhat Bac
On Tuesday morning, navy personnel discovered the body of a man near Hon Ngan Ngoai in Quang Ninh Province, home to Ha Long Bay.
The deceased was identified as a fisherman previously reported missing at sea.
Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit the East Sea in three decades, escalated into a super typhoon last Thursday, with winds reaching 201 kph.
The storm made landfall in the northern coast on Saturday and has so far left 82 people dead and 64 missing across northern Vietnam, primarily from landslides, floods and falling trees.
A rescue force searches for missing persons after landslide struck Nguyen Binh District in Cao Bang Province on Tuesday morning.
Photo by An Ninh Cao Bang
Residents of Quyet Tien Village in Tran Yen District of Yen Bai Province after being evacuated from their flooded home on Tueday.
Photo by Thanh Hang
