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Floods and landslides reported in several Southeast Asian countries due to disaster Typhoon Yagi left more than 230 dead and millions injured in the region, particularly Vietnam, where it arrived on Saturday before losing power.

heavy rain and hurricane winds They hit the north especially hard. Vietnamesewhere authorities reported 199 dead and 128 missing on Thursday.

One of the places where search and rescue operations are concentrated is the village Lang Well, in the northern province Lao Caiwhere an avalanche of rocks and mud buried dozens of homes this week, with a preliminary balance 34 dead and 61 missing.

The village is located remotely, on a mountain slope. 120 kilometers from the provincial capital, and roads cut by the flood prevent heavy equipment from arriving to clear the rubble, the portal reports. Vietnam Express.

Lao Cai This the worst hit province The disaster has claimed 82 lives, including in Lang Nu, followed by Yen Bai (40) and Cao Ban (34), while only one fatality was recorded in Hanoi among other areas, the latest report from the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said.

In a statement today, UNICEF said that about 19 million peopleincluding 5.5 million children, live in the regions of Vietnam affected for him YagiHe The most powerful typhoon this year in Asia.

According to data published by this UN agency, more than 141,000 houses were damaged, 550 medical institutions and some 800 schools.

“National authorities have issued a warning about heavy rain It will continue to decline, and flash floods and landslides will continue to devastate villages in the north of the country, home to many vulnerable communities, including ethnic minorities,” the organization notes.

Nails 200 peopleor almost an entire village in the tourist area of ​​Sapa is temporarily housed in an educational center.

“There is a lot of water coming down from the mountain. The roads have been destroyed and some nearby towns are completely flooded. Today was a sunnier day and maybe they will let us go back to our homes, but the authorities have warned us that it is expected to rain on Saturday and then we should go back to the shelter,” Mama Chao, a tourist guide in Sapa, told EFE.

In Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam and a city of more than 8 million residents, thousands of people were evacuated from their homes on the banks of the Red and Duong rivers due to the possibility of them overflowing, although according to the latest report, water levels have begun to recede.

Floods in Thailand, Burma and Laos

He Yagiwhich weakened after hitting Vietnam until it weakened into a tropical depression on Sunday, also brought heavy rains to other Southeast Asian countries.

At least nine people have died so far in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai, a province of 1.3 million people, where floodwaters have inundated the town of Mae Sai, which borders Burma, among other areas, as well as Chiang Mai, the worst tour from both.

This Thursday Chiang Rai International Airport suspended all its flights while the army continues to operate save And evacuation from neighbors, often by boat or jet ski in the most flooded areas.

They are also registered floods in the Burmese town of Tachileik, which borders Mae Sai, or in the Laotian town of Luang Prabang, where it crosses the Mekong River, with warnings about its possible impact on the historic city.

The Mekong River Commission warned today that the river could burst its banks in the area Luang Prabang, inheritance UNESCO.