Yagi first struck Vietnam's northern coastline with great intensity, causing widespread devastation across multiple provinces before reaching Hanoi Saturday night. The storm inflicted damage on trees, buildings, houses, and billboards. In the city center, numerous trees were uprooted and fell onto the streets.
Near St. Joseph’s Cathedral, two large trees collapsed across the road.
The storm toppled the Nguyen Chi Thanh street sign along with numerous trees. Every 5 to 10 meters, a tree could be seen lying on the ground.
As of 7 p.m. on Saturday, statistics showed that approximately 2,800 trees had been uprooted across the entire city.
Trees collapsed in front of the gate of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.
By Saturday night, a 22-year-old man was tragically killed by a fallen tree on Tran Duy Hung Street, bringing the total number of fatalities caused by fallen trees in Hanoi over the past two days to three.
Trees along the sidewalk of Nguyen Thai Hoc Street were uprooted by the storm and tumbled onto the road.
Numerous old trees were also brought down by the storm, requiring environmental workers to cut them into smaller pieces for cleanup.
The fallen trees on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street created obstacles for vehicles, making it difficult for them to navigate the area.
A fallen tree in front of the entrance to the Vietnam Military History Museum on Dien Bien Phu Street.
Lines of trees surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake were devastated, with many toppling in front of The Huc Bridge.
At the intersection of Dinh Le and Dinh Tien Hoang, a tree large enough for two people to encircle was uprooted.
Approximately 30 trees have fallen around Hoan Kiem Lake, with many others having their branches and trunks broken.
