Death toll in Viet Nam from impacts of Typhoon Yagi rises to 35, with 24 missing

Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 35 people, with 24 others missing in northern Viet Nam, the disaster management agency said on Monday.

The mountainous province of Lao Cai suffered the most casualties with 13 people killed in landslides and one in a flash flood. Quang Ninh province, which was in the typhoon's path, reported six deaths. Yagi made landfall on Saturday on Viet Nam's northeastern coast and was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday by the meteorological agency.